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CVE-2021-28623

5.5 · MEDIUM

Adobe Premiere Elements version 5.2 (and earlier) is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability.

Published Jun 28, 2021CWE-379EPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2021-28623 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 28, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Adobe Premiere 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refhelpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-47.htmlRefhelpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-47.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28623?

CVE-2021-28623 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 28, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-28623?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-28623?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-28623?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2021-28623 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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