CVE-2021-36006
Adobe Photoshop vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 and earlier, as well as 22.4.2 and earlier, were affected by an Improper input validation vulnerability when parsing inputs. The vulnerability was discovered by Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and was officially disclosed in July 2021 (Adobe Security, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.0 score of 7.7 (High) with the following vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, and a CVSS 2.0 score of 9.3 with vector I:C/AV:N/Au:N/AC:M/A:C/C:C (ManageEngine).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, as indicated by the high CVSS scores (ManageEngine).

Additional resources


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