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CVE-2022-34235: adobe premiere_elements Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 11-08-2022Last modified 23-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-34235 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in adobe premiere_elements. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Premiere Elements version 2020v20 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element which could lead to Privilege Escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain admin using an existing low-privileged user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • premiere_elements≥ unspecified, ≤ 2020v20 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≤ 2020.20

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links