What is CVE-2020-9669?

CVE-2020-9669 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-9669?

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

Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application

CVE-2020-9669

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have a lack of exploit mitigations vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application — versions versions 5.1 and earlier
Adobe Creative_cloud
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9669?: CVE-2020-9669 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-9669?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.