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CVE-2006-0525


Multiple Adobe products, including (1) Photoshop CS2, (2) Illustrator CS2, and (3) Adobe Help Center, install a large number of .EXE and .DLL files with write-access permission for the Everyone group, which allows local users to gain privileges via Trojan horse programs.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-0525 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 9 products from adobe, from adobe, from adobe and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2006-02-02T11:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe acrobat 3.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 3.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5a Yes
Application adobe acrobat 4.0.5c Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 5.0.10 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 6.0.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat 7.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 3.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5a Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5c Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 4.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.5 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.10 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 5.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.3 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.4 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2 Yes
Application adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3 Yes
Application adobe creative_suite 1.0 Yes
Application adobe creative_suite 1.3 Yes
Application adobe creative_suite 2.0 Yes
Application adobe illustrator 7.0 Yes
Application adobe illustrator 8.0 Yes
Application adobe illustrator 9.0 Yes
Application adobe illustrator 10.0 Yes
Application adobe illustrator cs Yes
Application adobe illustrator cs3 Yes
Application adobe indesign cs Yes
Application adobe indesign cs3 Yes
Application adobe pagemaker 6.5 Yes
Application adobe pagemaker 6.5 Yes
Application adobe pagemaker 7.0 Yes
Application adobe pagemaker 7.0 Yes
Application adobe photoshop 7.0 Yes
Application adobe photoshop 8.0 Yes
Application adobe photoshop 9.0.2 Yes
Application adobe photoshop le Yes
Application adobe premiere 1.5 Yes
Application adobe version_cue 1.0 Yes
Application adobe version_cue 1.0.1 Yes
Application adobe version_cue gold Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.