What is CVE-2021-28549?

CVE-2021-28549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-28549?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2021-28549

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.6 (and earlier) and 22.3 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted JSX 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.065 (93.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28549?: CVE-2021-28549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-28549?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.