What is CVE-2019-7958?

CVE-2019-7958 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-7958?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud

CVE-2019-7958

Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.6.1 and earlier have an insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Published 2019-08-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.044 (90.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application — versions Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions
Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb19-39.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7958?: CVE-2019-7958 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-7958?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.