CVE-2021-28597: Adobe Photoshop Elements Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - symbolic link
First published: Mon Jun 28 2021(Updated: )
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.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop Elements | <5.3 | |
| Apple macOS | ||
| Microsoft Windows |
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