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PhotoshopApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-20753

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 24.7.4 / 25.9 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
Photoshop Desktop versions 24.7.3, 25.7 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code 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 · high confidence

Adobe Photoshop Desktop contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing specially crafted files. The vulnerability allows reading past the end of allocated memory structures, which can potentially be leveraged for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

MitigationUpdate Photoshop to version 25.7.1 or later (or 24.7.4 for the 24.x branch). Avoid opening untrusted or unsolicited Photoshop files from unknown 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
PhotoshopApplication
Affected:< 24.7.4>= 25.0, < 25.9

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

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  1. Identify installed Photoshop version on Windows
    Open Photoshop and go to Help > About Photoshop, or right-click the Photoshop executable in Program Files and select Properties > Details to view the Product Version
    Affected if The version shown is earlier than 24.7.4, or is 25.0 through 25.8.x
  2. Identify installed Photoshop version on macOS
    Open Photoshop and go to Photoshop menu > About Photoshop, or navigate to /Applications/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop.app, right-click and select Get Info to view the version
    Affected if The version shown is earlier than 24.7.4, or is 25.0 through 25.8.x
  3. Check version via command line (Windows)
    Run 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\InstallPath"' to find the install directory, then check the version string in the executable or use 'wmic product where "name like '%Photoshop%'" get version'
    Affected if The returned version falls outside the fixed releases (not 24.7.4 or higher in the 24.x line, not 25.9 or higher in the 25.x line)
  4. Verify file parsing is in use
    The vulnerability triggers when opening specially crafted .psd, .psb, or other Photoshop native files. Check if the application is used to open files from external or untrusted sources
    Affected if Users routinely open .psd, .psb, or other Photoshop files from unknown or untrusted sources, combined with a vulnerable version

A user is affected if their installed Photoshop version is 24.x before 24.7.4, or 25.x before 25.9, AND they open untrusted Photoshop files.

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 24.7.4 / 25.9 or later
Fixed in 24.7.425.9
Interim mitigation

Update Photoshop to version 25.7.1 or later (or 24.7.4 for the 24.x branch). Avoid opening untrusted or unsolicited Photoshop files from unknown sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Photoshop 24.7.4 (for 24.x line) or Photoshop 25.9+ (for 25.x line)

  1. Determine current Photoshop version by opening Photoshop and going to Help > About Photoshop
  2. If version is 24.7.3 or earlier, or 25.0-25.8, open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
  3. Navigate to the Photoshop product in the Apps section of Creative Cloud
  4. Click the Update button to install the latest available version
  5. Alternatively, go to helpx.adobe.com and download the latest Photoshop version for your subscription tier
  6. After update completes, verify version shows 24.7.4 or later, or 25.9 or later
Caveat Point releases typically maintain backwards compatibility; no major breaking changes expected

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

Fix this in Photoshop Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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