SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-40709

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.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 4.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.61% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
adobe/photoshop 2020 · adobe/photoshop 2021
Source
psirt@adobe.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.