CVE-2024-34116
Adobe Creative Cloud App Install Arbitrary Folder Delete Vulnerability can be abuse to Privilege Escalation
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malicious libraries, leading to arbitrary file delete. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adobe Creative Cloud App Install Arbitrary Folder Delete Vulnerability can be abuse to Privilege Escalation
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malicious libraries, leading to arbitrary file delete. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
- Record
CVE-2024-34116- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-34637
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malicious libraries, leading to arbitrary file delete. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
- Record
EUVD-2024-34637- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v865-6qv6-w5m2
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path...
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malicious libraries, leading to arbitrary file delete. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
- Record
GHSA-v865-6qv6-w5m2- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Creative Cloud Desktop versions 6.1.0.587 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load and execute malicious libraries, leading to arbitrary file delete. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
- Record
CVE-2024-34116- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-34116 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop, published June 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.