Photoshop Elements
Vendor:
First CVE: Apr 30, 2007 · Active for 19 years
6
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 80% of tracked products
1.2
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 55% of tracked products
7.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 59% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Photoshop Elements over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 30, 2007
19 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Feb 11, 2025
530 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Photoshop Elements6 CVEs
33%
67%
All CVEs352,719 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local4 (66.7%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (33.3%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low4 (66.7%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (33.3%)
User Interaction
None2 (33.3%)
Unknown2 (33.3%)
Required2 (33.3%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (33.3%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (33.3%)
Unknown2 (33.3%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
6 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2007-2365HIGH Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3, and GoLive 9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted | Apr 30, 2007 | 9.3 | 66 | NO | YES |
CVE-2011-2443HIGH Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly exec | Oct 4, 2011 | 9.3 | 48 | NO | YES |
CVE-2009-3489HIGH Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 installs the Adobe Active File Monitor V8 service with an insecure security descriptor, which allows local users to (1) stop the service via the stop c | Sep 30, 2009 | 7.8 | 29 | NO | YES |
CVE-2021-39825HIGH Photoshop Elements versions 2021 build 19.0 (20210304.m.156367) (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in | Sep 27, 2021 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-28597MEDIUM Adobe Photoshop Elements version 5.2 (and earlier) is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability t | Jun 28, 2021 | 5.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-21162MEDIUM 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 esc | Feb 11, 2025 | 5.5 | 17 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
3 CVEs
50.0% of CVEs· 91st percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Photoshop Elements
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 1 | 7.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | 9.3 | 14.4% | 0 | 1 |
| 5.0 | 2 | 9.3 | 32.7% | 0 | 2 |
| 2025.0 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |