Creative Cloud
Vendor:
First CVE: Apr 12, 2016 · Active for 10 years
24
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 95% of tracked products
3.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 76% of tracked products
8.0
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 70% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Creative Cloud over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 12, 2016
10 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Dec 9, 2025
227 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Creative Cloud24 CVEs
13%
58%
29%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local13 (54.2%)
Network11 (45.8%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low22 (91.7%)
High2 (8.3%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None16 (66.7%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required8 (33.3%)
Privileges Required
Low9 (37.5%)
High0 (0.0%)
None15 (62.5%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (24 CVEs).
24 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-3006HIGH 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. | Apr 12, 2017 | 8.8 | 36 | NO | YES |
CVE-2020-9669CRITICAL Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 5.1 and earlier have a lack of exploit mitigations vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation. | Jul 17, 2020 | 9.8 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-12829CRITICAL Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1 has an improper certificate validation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation. | Aug 29, 2018 | 9.8 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-4991CRITICAL Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.4.1.298 and earlier have an exploitable Improper certificate validation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to a s | May 19, 2018 | 9.8 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-8236CRITICAL Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 4.6.1 and earlier versions have Security Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to Privilege Escalation in the context | Oct 23, 2019 | 9.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-1034CRITICAL The Sync Process in the JavaScript API for Creative Cloud Libraries in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.6.0.244 allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitra | Apr 12, 2016 | 9.1 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-5003HIGH Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.5.5.342 (installer) has an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege | Aug 29, 2018 | 7.8 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-7959CRITICAL Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.6.1 and earlier have a using components with known vulnerabilities vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code | Aug 16, 2019 | 9.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-24422HIGH Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 5.2 (and earlier) and 2.1 (and earlier) for Windows is affected by an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that could result in a | Oct 21, 2020 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-7958CRITICAL Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.6.1 and earlier have an insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation. | Aug 16, 2019 | 9.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (24 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
1 CVE
4.2% of CVEs· 88th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (24 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (24 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Creative Cloud
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.