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CVE-2018-4991
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions 4.4.1.298 and earlier have an exploitable Improper certificate validation vulnerability.…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.9%
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- adobe
Description
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 security bypass.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Improper certificate validation
- CWE-295 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-295 and its CVEs
Affected products
Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 and earlier versions
- affected Creative Cloud Desktop Application 4.4.1.298 and earlier versions
References (3)
- 104103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1040860 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb18-12.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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