- Description
- 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.
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- photoshop_elements
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- psirt@adobe.com
- CWE-379
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
🔴 #Adobe Photoshop Elements, Temporary File Creation Vulnerability, #CVE-2025-21162 (Critical) https://t.co/pl6M3nQZrM
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25 Jul 2025
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CVE-2025-21162 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… https://t.co/700aKekzpQ
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