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Photoshop 2022Application · Adobe

CVE-2023-26370

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-10-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 24.7.1 / 25.0 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 versions 23.5.5 (and earlier) and 24.7 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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 confidence

Adobe Photoshop versions 23.5.5 and earlier and 24.7 and earlier contain an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The attack vector requires a victim to open a maliciously crafted file, with the code executing in the context of the current user session.

MitigationUpgrade Adobe Photoshop to the latest version (23.5.6 or later for the 23.x branch, 24.7.1 or later for the 24.x branch) and exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources.

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 2022Application
Affected:<= 23.5.5
Photoshop 2023Application
Affected:< 24.7.1
Photoshop 2024Application
Affected:< 25.0

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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 checks

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

  1. Identify installed Photoshop version
    Open Photoshop and go to Help > About Photoshop, or check the version in the application title bar. Alternatively, on Windows check the file properties of the executable (typically in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 20XX\Photoshop.exe), or on macOS use Get Info on the Photoshop.app.
    Affected if The displayed version falls within the affected ranges (23.5.5 or earlier for 2022, 24.7.0 or earlier for 2023, or 24.x versions before 24.7.1, or 25.0 or earlier for 2024).
  2. Determine Photoshop release year (channel)
    The version number format indicates the release year: versions 23.x correspond to Photoshop 2022, 24.x to Photoshop 2023, and 25.x to Photoshop 2024. Check the About dialog or your installation documentation to confirm which release year you are running.
    Affected if You are running Photoshop 2022, 2023, or 2024 release channels.
  3. Verify exact version against thresholds
    Compare your installed three-part version number (major.minor.patch) to the affected thresholds: 23.5.5 (max safe for 2022), 24.7.0 (vulnerable in 2023), 24.7.1 (minimum fixed for 2023), or 25.0 (vulnerable for 2024).
    Affected if Your version is 23.5.5 or lower, or is 24.7.0 or lower, or is any version from 24.7.1 through 24.x below 24.7.1 (which is not possible as 24.7.1 is the fix), or is 25.0 or any 25.x version below 25.0.
  4. Confirm file association handling
    This vulnerability is triggered when opening a maliciously crafted file. Check whether your system is configured to automatically open files in Photoshop or if you frequently open files from untrusted or unknown sources.
    Affected if You regularly open PSD or other image files from untrusted or unknown sources using Photoshop, which would enable the exploit to trigger.

You are affected if you are running any version of Photoshop 2022 at 23.5.5 or earlier, any version of Photoshop 2023 at 24.7.0 or earlier, or any version of Photoshop 2024 at 25.0 or earlier, and you open malicious files with the application.

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 24.7.1 / 25.0 or later
Fixed in 24.7.125.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Adobe Photoshop to the latest version (23.5.6 or later for the 23.x branch, 24.7.1 or later for the 24.x branch) and exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Photoshop 2022: update to 23.5.6 or later | Photoshop 2023: update to 24.7.1 or later | Photoshop 2024: update to 25.0 or later

  1. Close Photoshop completely before updating
  2. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
  3. Navigate to the Apps tab
  4. Find Adobe Photoshop in your installed apps list
  5. Click the Update button next to Photoshop
  6. Wait for the update to download and install
  7. Restart your computer after installation completes
  8. Launch Photoshop and verify the version number matches the fixed release
Caveat Security patch release; minimal risk of breaking changes, but test critical workflows after updating

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

Fix this in Photoshop 2022 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,290
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