Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2021· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution
CVE-2021-40709
Description
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.11 (and earlier) and 22.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file. 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.
Affected products
1- Range: unspecified
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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