Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2021 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-28597Adobe Photoshop Elements Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - symbolic link
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Photoshop Elements from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Photoshop Elements | unspecified – through 5.2unspecified – through None |
Weakness: CWE-379 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N