CVE-2019-7980
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 that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation could occur through a specially crafted file that triggers the type confusion, leading to memory corruption and code execution.
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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Identify installed Photoshop CC versionOpen Photoshop CC, then go to Help > About Photoshop. The version number appears in the dialog box. Alternatively, right-click the Photoshop executable file, select Properties, and check the Details tab for the version information.Affected if The displayed version is 19.1.8 or earlier, OR falls between 20.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive.
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Confirm Photoshop CC editionEnsure the installed product is Adobe Photoshop CC (not Photoshop Elements or other variants). Check the application name in the Start menu or in the installed programs list.Affected if The product is Photoshop CC and the version falls within the affected ranges specified in step 1.
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Verify the specific version numberLocate the exact version string in Help > About Photoshop or in the executable properties. Compare the full version number (including the minor version) to the affected ranges: 19.x versions up to and including 19.1.8, or 20.x versions from 20.0 through 20.0.5.Affected if The exact version matches or falls within the affected version boundaries (<=19.1.8 or >=20.0.0 but <=20.0.5).
If Adobe Photoshop CC is installed and its version number is 19.1.8 or earlier, or between 20.0 and 20.0.5 inclusive, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate Adobe Photoshop CC to a version newer than 20.0.5 (or the corresponding patched version for the 19.x branch) to remediate this vulnerability.
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- Implementation1.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 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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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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