CVE-2025-21162
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.
Published:Feb 11, 2025
Last Modified:Jul 25, 2025
EPS:Feb 11, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00028
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Photoshop Elements
Adobe
Photoshop Elements
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
