CVE-2019-7997
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 an out of bound write 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 confidenceOut-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier (19.x branch) and 20.0.5 and earlier (20.x branch). The vulnerability allows writing data beyond allocated memory boundaries, which can be leveraged to achieve arbitrary 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
- 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 Photoshop version from within the applicationOpen Photoshop, go to Help > About Photoshop (or Photoshop > About Photoshop on Mac). Note the version number displayed in the dialog.Affected if The version shown is 19.1.8 or earlier for the 19.x branch, or 20.0.5 or earlier for the 20.x branch.
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Check version via Creative Cloud desktop appOpen the Creative Cloud app, click on the Photoshop card or icon, and view the installed version number listed under the product name.Affected if The listed version falls within the affected ranges: 19.1.8 or earlier, or any version from 20.0 through 20.0.5.
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Check Windows file version (Windows only)Navigate to the Photoshop installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 or CC 2019), right-click on Photoshop.exe, select Properties, and view the File version on the Details tab.Affected if The file version matches 19.1.8 or lower (19.x branch) or 20.0.5 or lower (20.x branch).
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Check macOS application bundle versionIn Finder, locate Adobe Photoshop CC, right-click and select Get Info, or control-click and choose Show Package Contents. Check Contents/Info.plist for CFBundleShortVersionString and CFBundleVersion values.Affected if The bundle version string indicates 19.1.8 or earlier, or any version from 20.0 through 20.0.5.
A system is affected if Adobe Photoshop CC is installed with a version in the 19.x branch at 19.1.8 or earlier, or in the 20.x branch at 20.0.5 or earlier.
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 patched version newer than 19.1.8 for the 19.x branch or newer than 20.0.5 for the 20.x branch.
Photoshop CC 2018: upgrade to 19.1.9 or later; Photoshop CC 2019: upgrade to 20.1 or later
- Upgrade Photoshop CC 2018 (version 19.x) to version 19.1.9 or later
- Upgrade Photoshop CC 2019 (version 20.x) to version 20.1 or later
- Verify the update was applied successfully by checking Help > About Photoshop
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-2019-7997 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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