Vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop
CVE-2026-48344
Creative Cloud Desktop is affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop — versions 0, 6.10.0.252.3
- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb26-77.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48344?
- CVE-2026-48344 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48344?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.