Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-40709Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in Photoshop from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.6% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)4.6%top 8.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.11 (and earlier) and 22.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Photoshop	unspecified – through 21.2.11unspecified – through 22.5unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.html x_refsource_MISC