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.

Published: 2006-02-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0525 is rated Low Risk (33.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0525

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-02 0.25% 0.21% -0.04%
2 2026-02-28 0.24% 0.25% +0.02%
3 2025-07-05 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0525

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0525

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0525

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 4.0.5a cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 4.0.5c cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5a cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.0.5c cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.0.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe creative_suite 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_suite:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe creative_suite 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_suite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe creative_suite 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_suite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe illustrator 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe illustrator 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe illustrator 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe illustrator 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe illustrator cs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:cs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe illustrator cs3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:cs3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe indesign cs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:cs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe indesign cs3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:cs3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe pagemaker 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:pagemaker:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe pagemaker 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:pagemaker:6.5:*:plus:*:*:*:*:*
adobe pagemaker 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:pagemaker:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe pagemaker 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:pagemaker:7.0:*:plus:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe photoshop le cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe premiere 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere:1.5:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
adobe version_cue 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe version_cue 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe version_cue gold cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:gold:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0525

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