What is CVE-2019-7956?

CVE-2019-7956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dreamweaver, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-7956?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Dreamweaver

CVE-2019-7956

Adobe Dreamweaver direct download installer versions 19.0 and below, 18.0 and below have an Insecure Library Loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to Privilege Escalation in the context of the current user.

Published 2019-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Dreamweaver
Microsoft Windows
Adobe Dreamweaver — versions Adobe Dreamweaver?direct download installer version 19.0 and below, 18.0 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dreamweaver/apsb19-40.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7956?: CVE-2019-7956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dreamweaver, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-7956?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.