CVE-2024-34116

Adobe Creative Cloud App Install Arbitrary Folder Delete Vulnerability can be abuse to Privilege Escalation

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:32 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCreative Cloud Desktop ApplicationCreative Cloud

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malicious libraries, leading to arbitrary file delete. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Affected

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

v ≤ 6.1.0.587v < 6.2.0.554
Affected range stops below 6.2.0.554, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 6.1.0.587

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.1HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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