CVE-2023-44332
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 versions 24.7.1 (and earlier) and 25.0 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 · high confidenceOut-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop allows reading memory beyond allocated buffers, potentially exposing sensitive information. This information disclosure can be weaponized to defeat ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), a critical security mitigation. Exploitation requires victim interaction - opening a specially crafted malicious file.
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<= 24.7.2<= 25.1CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Adobe Photoshop is installedLocate Adobe Photoshop application on the system - typical installation paths on Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version] or on macOS: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop [version].appAffected if Adobe Photoshop is present on the system
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Determine installed Photoshop versionOpen Photoshop, go to Help > About Photoshop (or Photoshop > About Photoshop on macOS), or check the application file properties. The version number displays in the format such as 24.x or 25.xAffected if Unable to determine version or version number is visible
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Compare version against affected rangesCheck if the installed version falls within: 24.x where x <= 7.2, OR 25.x where x <= 1. For example, versions 24.7.2, 24.5.0, 24.0.0, 25.1, 25.0.0 are all within affected rangesAffected if Installed version is 24.7.2 or earlier, OR 25.1 or earlier
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Assess file opening exposureDetermine whether the system or users routinely open image files (PSD, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or other supported formats) from untrusted or unknown sources, as exploitation requires the user to open a specially crafted malicious fileAffected if Users open files from untrusted or unknown sources without verification
User is affected if Adobe Photoshop version 24.7.2 or earlier OR version 25.1 or earlier is installed AND users open files from untrusted sources.
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 · scopedApply vendor-provided Adobe Photoshop security patches (version 24.7.2 or 25.1 and later). Until patches are available, enforce user awareness to avoid opening files from untrusted sources.
Photoshop 24.7.3+ (24.x line) or Photoshop 25.2+ (25.x line)
- 1. Open Adobe Photoshop on your system
- 2. Navigate to Help > Updates to check for available updates
- 3. If an update is available, click Update Now to download and install the latest version
- 4. Alternatively, download the latest Photoshop version directly from the official Adobe website at adobe.com
- 5. After updating, verify the installed version by going to Help > About Photoshop
- 6. Ensure the installed version is 24.7.3 or later for the 24.x release line, or 25.2 or later for the 25.x release line
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-44332 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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