CVE-2019-7975
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 · high confidenceAdobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier contain a type confusion vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting improper type handling in the software.
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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Check installed Photoshop version on WindowsOpen Registry Editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\Version, or check the version property of the Photoshop.exe file in the installation directoryAffected if The Version value is 19.1.8 or lower, or falls between 20.0.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive
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Check installed Photoshop version on macOSRight-click Photoshop in /Applications, select Get Info, or run: defaults read /Applications/Adobe\ Photoshop\ CC\ 20\ 20.0/Adobe\ Photoshop\ CC\ 20.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionStringAffected if The version string is 19.1.8 or lower, or falls between 20.0.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive
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Check version via Photoshop Help menuOpen Photoshop, go to Help > About Photoshop. The version number appears in the splash dialogAffected if The displayed version is 19.1.8 or earlier, or 20.0.5 or earlier
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Verify version matches affected rangesCompare your installed version number against the two affected ranges: versions 19.1.8 and earlier, OR versions 20.0 through 20.0.5Affected if Your installed version falls within either of these ranges
You are affected if your installed Adobe Photoshop CC version is 19.1.8 or lower, or between 20.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive.
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 · scopedUpdate Adobe Photoshop CC to a version newer than 19.1.8 or 20.0.5, or apply the vendor-supplied patch. Prioritize this critical update given the CVSS 9.8 severity and arbitrary code execution capability.
Photoshop CC 19.1.9 (for 19.x branch) or 20.0.6+ (for 20.x branch)
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Navigate to the Apps tab
- Find Adobe Photoshop CC in your installed apps
- Click on the three-dot menu next to Photoshop
- Select 'Update' to install the latest version
- Alternatively, manually download the update from helpx.adobe.com Photoshop security bulletin
- Restart Photoshop after the update completes
- Verify the version by going to Help > About Photoshop to confirm version 19.1.9 or 20.0.6+
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-7975 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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