Post #1772297
2026-04-09 00:52 UTC
@linuxandyarn Good question! I’m not sure. I guess at some point it asks for and gets admin privileges? It’s been a while since I installed Adobe CC, so I can’t remember.
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@autiomaa@mementomori.social 2026-04-09 03:19
@marcedwards @linuxandyarn At least on Windows, only way to install Adobe products is to give them system level access to everything. Creative Suite installs many background services, that in the past (back in 2017-) were essentially Node.js applications. So your desktop computer has a built-in web server that has been there for almost a decade, accessible via local ports. Adobe's included Node.js server could be used to run any custom code, not only their own. Essentially an attacker could use it to run extra bits of code that would be hidden inside Adobe's software.