What is CVE-2021-42735?

CVE-2021-42735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-42735?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2021-42735

Adobe Photoshop version 22.5.1 (and earlier versions ) is affected by an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Published 2022-06-15 · 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: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-788

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-109.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42735?: CVE-2021-42735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-42735?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.