What is CVE-2019-7959?

CVE-2019-7959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-7959?

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

Improper input validation in Adobe Creative Cloud

CVE-2019-7959

Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.6.1 and earlier have a using components with known vulnerabilities vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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: 0.065 (93.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · 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-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7959?: CVE-2019-7959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-7959?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.