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.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 0.0

Priority: Unclassified

EPSS

Score: 0.00231
Percentile: 0.45888

CVSS Scoring

Mapped CWE(s)

• CWE-732 : Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

All CAPEC(s)

CAPEC(s) with Mapped TTPs

Mapped ATT&CK TTPs

• T1574.010 : Services File Permissions Weakness
  Kill Chain: persistence
• T1548 : Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
  Kill Chain: privilege-escalation
• T1083 : File and Directory Discovery
  Kill Chain: discovery
• T1574.005 : Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
  Kill Chain: persistence
• T1574.010 : Services File Permissions Weakness
  Kill Chain: persistence
• T1574.010 : Services File Permissions Weakness
  Kill Chain: persistence
• T1553.002 : Code Signing
  Kill Chain: defense-evasion
• T1134.001 : Token Impersonation/Theft
  Kill Chain: defense-evasion
• T1550.004 : Web Session Cookie
  Kill Chain: defense-evasion
• T1505.005 : Terminal Services DLL
  Kill Chain: persistence
• T1554 : Compromise Host Software Binary
  Kill Chain: persistence
• T1574.005 : Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
  Kill Chain: persistence

Malware

APTs Threat Group Associations

Campaigns

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_elements:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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