VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-28597

Adobe Photoshop Elements version 5.2 (and earlier) is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Adobe Photoshop Elements version 5.2 (and earlier) is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to call functions against the installer to perform high privileged actions. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-379, CWE-668
Affected: adobe/photoshop elements
Source: psirt@adobe.com

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop_elements/apsb21-46.htmlVendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop_elements/apsb21-46.htmlVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.