If you're using Adobe Photoshop on Windows, it's time to patch it up Adobe released Photoshop CC 2019 version 20010 and Photoshop CC 2020 version 2121 yesterday (July 21) to help attackers fixed five "critical" security flaws that could allow the software to run on a machine

Adobe also released patches to fix seven critical flaws in its data asset management software Adobe Bridge and media ingestion tool Adobe Prelude, making them versions 1011 and 901 respectively

These are all "out of scope" updates, separate from Adobe's monthly scheduled "Patch Tuesday" updates, underscoring the urgency of yesterday's patches

Mac users are urged to update to the latest versions of these programs, but there appears to be no documented flaw in the Mac software There is also an update to version 203 of Adobe Reader Mobile for Android, which fixes one "critical" issue

Instructions on how to update these Adobe programs, or how to set them to update automatically, can be found on Adobe's Customer Assistance subdomain

The saving grace of these Adobe Windows flaws is that they are limited to the privileges of the logged in Windows user Therefore, if you are using Adobe products under a restricted user account, you cannot exploit this flaw to install, modify, or remove software

However, if you are using an administrator account, these Adobe flaws can be exploited to do more damage, such as being able to install malicious software

This is a common occurrence with software defects and malware infections, and the main reason why Tom's Guide urges Windows users to use a limited account for routine computing needs and an administrator account only when making software or system changes This is the main reason why Tom's Guide urges Windows users to use a limited account for routine computing needs and an administrator account only when making software or system changes