What is CVE-2019-8254?

CVE-2019-8254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Cc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2019-8254?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Cc

CVE-2019-8254

Adobe Photoshop CC versions before 20.0.8 and 21.0.x before 21.0.2 have a memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-12-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Photoshop Cc — versions Adobe Photoshop CC versions before 20.0.8 and 21.0.x before 21.0.2
Adobe Photoshop Cc
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb19-56.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8254?: CVE-2019-8254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Cc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-8254?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.