Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2022-28274

Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 (and earlier) and 23.2.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code 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

EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28274?
CVE-2022-28274 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-28274?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.