Headline
CVE-2023-25908: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Photoshop versions 23.5.3 (and earlier) and 24.1.1 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free 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 file.
Security update available for Adobe Photoshop | APSB23-23
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
APSB23-23
March 14, 2023
3
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Photoshop for Windows and macOS. This update resolves a critical vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected Versions
23.5.3 and earlier versions
24.1.1 and earlier versions
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
Product
Updated versions
Platform
Priority
Photoshop 2022
23.5.4
Windows and macOS
3
Photoshop 2023
24.2.1
Windows and macOS
3
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Number
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-25908
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researcher for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Chen Qingyang (yjdfy) - CVE-2023-25908
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email [email protected].