CVE-2025-54271

Creative Cloud Desktop | Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)

MEDIUM
5.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2025 at 04:21 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCreative Cloud· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.7.0.278 and earlier are affected by a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system write. A low-privileged attacker could exploit the timing between the check and use of a resource, potentially allowing unauthorized modifications to files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected

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

v < 6.8.0.8210 ≤ v ≤ 6.7.0.278*0
apple-macos (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

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

5.6MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-367

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