Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Photoshop

CVE-2023-21578

Photoshop version 23.5.3 (and earlier), 24.1 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (25.0th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21578?
CVE-2023-21578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-21578?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.