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CVE-2025-21162: Photoshop Elements | Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-379

Description

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.

Affected products

• Adobe Photoshop Elements: 2025.0

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop_elements/apsb25-13.html

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