CVE-2009-3489

HIGH 7.8CVE-2009-3489 · Published 30/09/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-3489 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting photoshop elements (adobe).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 80.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
photoshop elements adobe	`= 8.0`	No fix yet

Description

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 command, (2) execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by using the config command to modify the binPath variable, or (3) restart the service via the start command.

References

blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.html · Broken Link
retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.html · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/36895 · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/archive/1/506806/100/0/threaded · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/36542 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id · Broken Link
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2798 · Permissions Required

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

photoshop elements

adobe

= 8.0

No fix yet

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