Workaround available for potential Photoshop Elements privilege escalation issue Release date: November 10, 2009 Vulnerability identifier: APSB09-17 CVE number: CVE-2009-3489 Platform: Windows Summary A moderate vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Photoshop Elements versions 8.0 and 7.0. The vulnerability could allow a user with valid login credentials and/or physical access, who successfully exploits the vulnerability, to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for the issue.