CVE-2018-12810
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Photoshop CC 2018 before 19.1.6 and Photoshop CC 2017 before 18.1.6 have a memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 and 2018 versions prior to 18.1.6 and 19.1.6 respectively. The vulnerability allows attackers to exploit improper memory handling to achieve remote code execution, likely through specially crafted image files processed by the application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 19.0.0, <= 19.1.5>= 18.0.0, <= 18.1.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Adobe Photoshop CC installationCheck common installation directories: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 on Windows; /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2017.app or /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2018.app on macOSAffected if Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 or CC 2018 is installed on the system
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Identify the installed Photoshop version numberOn Windows: Right-click the Photoshop shortcut, select Properties, and check the Details tab for the version. On macOS: Right-click the app, select Get Info, and view the Version field. Alternatively, open Photoshop and go to Help > About Photoshop to display the version dialog.Affected if The version displayed is 18.x (2017) or 19.x (2018)
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Compare version against vulnerable rangesCheck if the installed version falls within: 18.0.0 through 18.1.5 (CC 2017) OR 19.0.0 through 19.1.5 (CC 2018)Affected if The installed version is 18.1.5 or earlier for CC 2017, or 19.1.5 or earlier for CC 2018
The system is affected if Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 version 18.1.5 or earlier, or CC 2018 version 19.1.5 or earlier, is installed and processes untrusted image files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Adobe Photoshop CC to version 18.1.6 or later for the 2017 release, or 19.1.6 or later for the 2018 release to remediate this vulnerability.
Photoshop CC 2017 version 18.1.6 or later; Photoshop CC 2018 version 19.1.6 or later
- Close Adobe Photoshop if it's currently running
- Back up any important Photoshop files, projects, and preferences as a precaution
- Open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application on your system
- Navigate to the Apps tab in the Creative Cloud interface
- Locate Adobe Photoshop CC in the list of installed applications
- If an update is available, click the 'Update' button next to Photoshop CC
- Wait for the update to download and install completely
- Restart your computer if prompted by the installer
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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