CVE-2021-28597
MEDIUMAdobe Photoshop Elements < 5.3 - Unauthenticated Insecure Temporary File Creation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop_elements/apsb21-46.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
37.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-379
CWE-668
Status
published
Products (1)
adobe/photoshop_elements
< 5.3
Published
Jun 28, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026