CVE-2021-40709
Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Sep 27, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2021
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120 Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PhotoshopAdobe |
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References
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