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Photoshop CcApplication · Adobe

CVE-2019-7968

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-08-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 20.0.5 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier have a command injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary 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 confidence

Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier contain a command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the target system by leveraging the vulnerable application, potentially leading to complete system compromise.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Photoshop CC to a version newer than 19.1.8 and 20.0.5 (or apply the relevant security patch) to remediate this vulnerability. In enterprise environments, test the update for workflow compatibility before broad deployment.

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
Photoshop CcApplication
Affected:<= 19.1.8>= 20.0, <= 20.0.5

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Photoshop version from application menu
    Open Adobe Photoshop CC, then go to Help > About Photoshop. The version number will be displayed in the dialog that appears.
    Affected if The version shown is 19.1.8 or earlier, or 20.0.5 or earlier (but not earlier than 20.0)
  2. Check Photoshop version via command line on Windows
    Run the command: reg query 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\InstallVersion' /v Version on 64-bit systems, or check the equivalent path in HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\Photoshop\InstallVersion
    Affected if The queried Version value is 19.1.8 or earlier, or 20.0.5 or earlier (but not earlier than 20.0)
  3. Check Photoshop version via file properties on Windows
    Navigate to the Photoshop installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC [version]), right-click Photoshop.exe, select Properties, and view the Details tab for the product version.
    Affected if The product version listed is 19.1.8 or earlier, or 20.0.5 or earlier (but not earlier than 20.0)
  4. Check installed versions via system information on Windows
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, locate Adobe Photoshop CC in the list, and note the version shown in the Version column.
    Affected if The listed version is 19.1.8 or earlier, or 20.0.5 or earlier (but not earlier than 20.0)

You are affected if any detected installed version falls within the range of 19.1.8 or earlier, OR between 20.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 20.0.5
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Photoshop CC to a version newer than 19.1.8 and 20.0.5 (or apply the relevant security patch) to remediate this vulnerability. In enterprise environments, test the update for workflow compatibility before broad deployment.

Recommended fix High confidence

Photoshop CC 19.1.9 (CC 2018) or 20.0.6 (CC 2019)

  1. Close Adobe Photoshop CC if it is currently running
  2. Open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
  3. Navigate to the Apps section in the left sidebar
  4. Locate Adobe Photoshop CC in the apps list
  5. Click the 'Update' button next to Photoshop CC to install the available update
  6. For CC 2018 (version 19.x), update to version 19.1.9
  7. For CC 2019 (version 20.x), update to version 20.0.6
  8. Wait for the update to download and install completely

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Photoshop Cc Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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