CVE-2022-38431 HIGH

CVE-2022-38431: Adobe Photoshop SVG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Photoshop
Weakness CWE-125
Published September 16, 2022
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 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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