Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2021-36066

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.10 (and earlier) and 22.4.3 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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: 0.030 (86.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% 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-2021-36066: rose from 0.022 to 0.030.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.030 · change: +0.008

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36066?
CVE-2021-36066 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-36066?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.