gsd-2021-28597
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
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CVE-2021-28597


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