CVE-2023-26358

Adobe Creative Cloud AdobeExtensionService.exe local privilege escalation vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCreative CloudCreative Cloud Desktop Application

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Creative Cloud version 5.9.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the application trusts.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.10
Affected range stops below 5.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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