TI-2021-09693 Aliases CVE-2021-28623 GHSA-c86x-vfvf-3hm7

Adobe Premiere Elements Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

LOW 25CWE-379Published 2021-06-28 · Updated 2025-04-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Adobe Premiere 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Adobe	Premiere	up to 5.2; up to None	—	No fix listed	CNA

Premiere VendorAdobe Affected up to 5.2; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere_elements::::::::	before 5.3	Vulnerable	Adobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28623
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c86x-vfvf-3hm7

References

Advisory 1

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-47.html

TI-2021-18813 Adobe Premiere Elements PSD file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-18812 Adobe Premiere Elements WAV file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-17731 Adobe Premiere Elements M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-17730 Adobe Premiere Elements M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-17055 Adobe Premiere Elements png Memory Corruption Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-17659 Adobe Premiere Elements m4a Memory Corruption Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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