CVE-2023-26358

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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): adobe
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.6 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 8.6 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-426
Reserved: 2023-02-22
Published: 2023-03-22 01:00 UTC
Last updated: 2024-08-02 13:46 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/26xxx/CVE-2023-26358.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2023-26358 — Adobe Creative Cloud AdobeExtensionService.exe local privilege escalation vulnerability

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published: 2023-03-22 17:15:15 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 05:43:10 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.6 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@adobe.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 1.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 6.0 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0036 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 28.10% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2023-30179
Assigner: adobe
Published: Mar 22, 2023, 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:46:24 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.6 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.3200
Vendors: Adobe
Products: Creative Cloud (desktop component) (unspecified ≤5.9.1)

Creative Cloud (desktop component) (unspecified ≤None)
Aliases: GHSA-ggjh-pxh2-2w28

ENISA 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.

EUVD references (1)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb23-21.html

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Adobe	Creative Cloud (desktop component)	`unspecified` (affected), `unspecified` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb23-21.html

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-26358 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-30179 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb23-21.html rapid7:helpx.adobe.com
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26358 rapid7:www.cve.org

NVD-tagged references (2)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb23-21.html psirt@adobe.com Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb23-21.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory

Indicators (1)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`adobeextensionservice.exe`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:20 UTC

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2023-26358.json.

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