Headline
CVE-2022-28279: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 (and earlier)and 23.2.2 (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 | APSB22-20
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
APSB22-20
April 12, 2022
3
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Photoshop for Windows and macOS. This update resolves multiple critical vulnerabilities Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution
in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
22.5.6 and earlier versions
23.2.2 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 2021
22.5.7
Windows and macOS
3
Photoshop 2022
23.3
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
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28270
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28271
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28272
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28273
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28274
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28275
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28276
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28277
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28278
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-28279
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-24105
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-24098
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-23205
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory Leak
Moderate
3.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-24099
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researcher for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-28272, CVE-2022-28273, CVE-2022-28274, CVE-2022-28275, CVE-2022-28276, CVE-2022-28277, CVE-2022-28278, CVE-2022-23205, CVE-2022-28279 and CVE-2022-24099
Francis Provencher {PRL} working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-28270 and CVE-2022-28271
Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-24105 and CVE-2022-24098
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email [email protected].