CVE-2021-28597

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-379CWE-668

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AdobePhotoshop Elements>= unspecified, <= 5.2; >= unspecified, <= None

References

Timeline

Published
Jun 28, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-28597: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix