What is CVE-2021-21006?

CVE-2021-21006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-21006?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2021-21006

Adobe Photoshop version 22.1 (and earlier) is affected by a heap buffer overflow vulnerability when handling a specially crafted font file. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. Exploitation of this issue requires…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.121 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Photoshop — versions 22.1 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-01.html (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21006?: CVE-2021-21006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-21006?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.