# CVE-2017-3006: Privilege escalation in Adobe Thor 3.9.5.353 and earlier.

> Improper resource permissions in Adobe Thor allow local attackers to escalate privileges during Creative Cloud desktop application installation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p4jv-4xhx-3vm4

## What is CVE-2017-3006?

CVE-2017-3006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Thor 3.9.5.353 and earlier., published on 12 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Thor versions 3.9.5.353 and earlier have a vulnerability related to the use of improper resource permissions during the installation of Creative Cloud desktop applications.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3006?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Creative Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3006 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-3006 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application < 4.0.0.185 - Local Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Thor 3.9.5.353 and earlier.

- [CVE-2020-9669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9669/): Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-8236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8236/): Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7958/): Privilege escalation in Creative Cloud Desktop Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7959/): Supply chain in Creative Cloud Desktop Application (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-12829](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12829/): Security feature bypass in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3006 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Thor 3.9.5.353 and earlier., published on 12 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-3006 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Thor 3.9.5.353 and earlier.. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3006/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3006/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3006
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3006
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3006

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