Use After Free in Adobe Photoshop
CVE-2022-28271
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 (and earlier)and 23.2.2 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free 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 PDF file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.035 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Adobe Photoshop — versions unspecified
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb22-20.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28271?
- CVE-2022-28271 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28271?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-28271 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.