CVE-2020-3808Network attack vector

Arbitrary file deletion via TOCTOU race

Published Mar 25, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

A TOCTOU race in Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on Windows. Adobe has not disclosed the affected component or the file-check and file-use operations that can be raced. Exploitation requires winning a high-complexity race but needs no privileges or user interaction, and the impact is limited to file deletion.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A TOCTOU race in Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on Windows. Adobe has not disclosed the affected component or the file-check and file-use operations that can be raced. Exploitation requires winning a high-complexity race but needs no privileges or user interaction, and the impact is limited to file deletion.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-3808
Published
Mar 25, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app
Classifications
CWE-367, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 25, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe Creative Cloud desktop appversion=Creative Cloud Desktop Application versions

Published CVSS scores

5.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
T1485Data Destruction

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Technologies

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