What is CVE-2021-43018?

CVE-2021-43018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Desktop, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-43018?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Desktop

CVE-2021-43018

Adobe Photoshop versions 23.0.2 and 22.5.4 (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 intera…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (21.2th 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

Adobe Photoshop Desktop — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-113.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43018?: CVE-2021-43018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Desktop, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-43018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.