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TI-2021-19086 Aliases CVE-2021-43018GHSA-7r4m-c228-wp37

Adobe Photoshop JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority LOW 34CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe Photoshop versions 23.0.2 and 22.5.4 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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 JPG file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00376 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobePhotoshop Desktopup to 22.5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Photoshop Desktop VendorAdobe Affected up to 22.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.0 to before 22.5.4; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.0 to before 22.5.4; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43018
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7r4m-c228-wp37

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-02283 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-02162 Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Illustrator CS3, and GoLive 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2011-01854 Adobe Photoshop 12.0 in Creative Suite 5 (CS5) and 12.1 in Creative Suite 5.1 (CS5.1)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01693 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.2, and possibly After Effects… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-01800 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.x before 12.0.5 and CS5.1 12.1.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-02988 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe PhotoShop CS2 through CS5 allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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