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TI-2025-15134 Aliases CVE-2025-21162GHSA-xm77-xqp2-qhcp

Photoshop Elements | Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)

Priority LOW 25CWE-379Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobePhotoshop Elementsup to 2025.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Photoshop Elements VendorAdobe Affected up to 2025.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:2025.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2025.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:2025.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2025.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm77-xqp2-qhcp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-02283 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2011-02137 Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 and earlier allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2021-17056 Adobe Photoshop Elements Edit 2021 TTF Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2009-03327 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 installs the Adobe Active File Monitor V8 service with an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-09669 Adobe Photoshop Elements Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - symbolic link CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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