Adobe Security Bulletin

Security updates available for Creative Cloud Desktop Application | APSB18-32

Bulletin ID

Date Published

Priority

APSB18-32

August 28, 2018

2

Summary

Adobe has released a security update for the Creative Cloud Desktop Application for Windows and macOS.  This update resolves an important vulnerability (CVE-2018-12829) that could lead to privilege escalation.

Affected versions

Product

Affected version

Platform

Creative Cloud Desktop Application

4.6.0 and earlier versions

Windows & macOS

To check the version of the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app:

  1. Launch the Creative Cloud desktop app and sign in with your Adobe ID
  2. Click the gear icon and choose Preferences > General

Solution

Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

Product

Updated version

Platform

Priority rating

Availability

Creative Cloud Desktop Application

4.6.1

Windows & macOS

2

The latest Creative Cloud Desktop App installer can be downloaded from the Download Center. For more information, please reference this help Page.

Vulnerability Details

Vulnerability Category

Vulnerability Impact

Severity

CVE Numbers

Improper Certificate Validation

Privilege Escalation

Important

CVE-2018-12829

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Chi Chou of AntFinancial LightYear Labs (CVE-2018-12829) for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers. 

 Adobe

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