Use After Free in Adobe Photoshop
CVE-2022-38428
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Photoshop — versions unspecified
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38428?
- CVE-2022-38428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38428?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.