Adobe Photoshop JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2021-43018

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Adobe
Status
Photoshop Desktop
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 September 2023

What is CVE-2021-43018?

Adobe Photoshop versions 23.0.2 and 22.5.4, along with earlier versions, are susceptible to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. This flaw could allow malicious actors to execute arbitrary code when a user interacts with a specially crafted JPEG file. To mitigate the risk, users are advised to avoid opening unknown or suspicious JPG images and to keep their software updated following Adobe's security advisories.

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Affected Version(s)

Photoshop Desktop 0 <= 22.5.3

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb2...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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