Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2021-36065

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.10 (and earlier) and 22.4.3 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-36065: rose from 0.042 to 0.057.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.057 · change: +0.015

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36065?
CVE-2021-36065 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-36065?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.