First published: Fri Mar 12 2021(Updated: )
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Memory Corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted 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.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Adobe Photoshop | >=21.0<=21.2.5 | |
Adobe Photoshop | >=22.0<=22.2 |
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CVE-2021-21082 is a Memory Corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CVE-2021-21082 has a severity rating of 7.8 out of 10, making it a high severity vulnerability.
CVE-2021-21082 affects Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) by causing a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-21082 by leveraging the memory corruption vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Yes, Adobe has released a security update to address CVE-2021-21082. It is recommended to update to the latest version of Adobe Photoshop.