What is CVE-2022-38434?

CVE-2022-38434 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-38434?

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

Is CVE-2022-38434 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2022-38434

Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (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 use…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (55.4th 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 — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb22-52.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38434?: CVE-2022-38434 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-38434?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38434 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.