FKIE_CVE-2025-21162

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-02-11 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:42
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
Photoshop Elements versions 2025.0 and earlier are affected by a Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
References
psirt@adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop_elements/apsb25-13.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adobe photoshop_elements 2025.0
apple macos -
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