CVE-2019-7969
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 versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier have a type confusion 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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier contain a type confusion vulnerability. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate object type handling during processing, potentially causing the application to misinterpret data structures and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
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<= 19.1.8>= 20.0, <= 20.0.5CVSS 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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Verify Photoshop CC is installedCheck for Adobe Photoshop CC installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2020) or search for Photoshop.exe in Program FilesAffected if Photoshop CC is not installed on the system
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Determine installed Photoshop versionOpen Photoshop, go to Help > About Photoshop, or right-click Photoshop.exe and select Properties > Details to view the version numberAffected if The displayed version falls within <= 19.1.8 or >= 20.0.0 and <= 20.0.5
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Cross-check version with release historyCompare the installed version number to the affected ranges: 19.1.8 and earlier, or 20.0.5 and earlier. Versions 19.1.9+ and 20.0.6+ are fixed.Affected if Installed version is 19.1.8 or lower, OR between 20.0.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive
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Confirm branch and exact versionIdentify whether the installation is the 19.x branch (2019) or 20.x branch (2020) by the version number's first digitAffected if Running any of the affected versions in either branch
If Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 or earlier, or 20.0.5 or earlier are installed, the environment is vulnerable to this type confusion flaw.
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 19.1.9 or later for the 19.x branch, or version 20.0.6 or later for the 20.x branch.
Photoshop CC 19.1.9 or later (19.x branch); or Photoshop CC 20.0.6 or later (20.x branch)
- Download Adobe Photoshop CC version 19.1.9 or later from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com)
- Alternatively, download Photoshop CC version 20.0.6 or later
- Ensure you backup your existing work and preferences before upgrading
- Run the installer with administrator privileges
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts
- Restart your computer after installation to ensure all components are properly initialized
- Verify the installed version by opening Photoshop and checking Help > About Photoshop
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-7969 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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