CVE-2021-40709 — Classic Buffer Overflow in Adobe Photoshop
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
7.1%
top 8.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 27
Latest updateMay 24
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9