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CVE-2009-3489
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 installs the Adobe Active File Monitor V8 service with an insecure security descriptor, which allows local…
High7.8EPSS 2.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 20% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- 36542 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2798 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20090929 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Active File Monitor Service Bad Security Descriptor Local Elevation Of Privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_photoshop_elements_8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1022963 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_pe_local.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 36895 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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