CVE-2020-3808 Race condition in Creative Cloud Desktop Application

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A race condition in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop allows attackers to delete arbitrary files on the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3808?

CVE-2020-3808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.0 and earlier have a time-of-check to time-of-use (toctou) race condition vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary file deletion.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3808?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Creative Cloud.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-3808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5pm7-fp9j-32h8.

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