PT-2025-6285 · Adobe · Photoshop Elements

Published 2025-02-11 · Updated 2025-11-26 · CVE-2025-21162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Photoshop Elements versions 2025.0 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to the creation of a temporary file in a directory with incorrect permissions, which could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations: For versions 2025.0 and earlier, update to a version that includes a fix for the temporary file creation vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to directories where temporary files are created to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-379

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-21162

Affected Products

Photoshop Elements

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21162 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop_elements/apsb25-13.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://reddit.com/r/k12cybersecurity/comments/1inbdtl/msisac_cybersecurity_advisory_multiple · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1889371469177602489 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/Action1/comments/1p77rf6/action1_reporting_ghost_vulnerabilities_on · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1948857618719498710 · Twitter Post