CVE-2021-21067 HIGH

CVE-2021-21067: Adobe Photoshop CoolType arbitrary stack manipulation in Type 1/Multiple Master

Vendor Adobe
Product Photoshop
Weakness CWE-787
Published March 12, 2021
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 12, 2021 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated