CVE-2023-26358 Adobe Creative Cloud AdobeExtensionService.exe local privilege escalation vulnerability

High 8.6 Published 22 Mar 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via an untrusted search path in Adobe Creative Cloud.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-26358?

CVE-2023-26358 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud (desktop component), published on 22 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26358?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Creative Cloud.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26358?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-26358 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ggjh-pxh2-2w28.