CVE-2022-38428 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-38428: Adobe Photoshop DCM File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Photoshop
Weakness CWE-416
Published September 16, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 16, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated