CVE-2025-21162 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025.0 and earlier on macOS, stemming from incorrect permissions on temporary files. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, to allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the current user's context. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2025.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:2025.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 2025.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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