VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-3489
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-09-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Exploit
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry