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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-36066
CVE-2021-36066:
Adobe Photoshop vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.10 (and earlier) and 22.4.3 (and earlier) were affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-36066. The vulnerability was discovered by Francis Provencher working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and was publicly disclosed on August 17, 2021 (Adobe Security, NVD Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating critical severity. The CVSS vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C, which suggests that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires moderate complexity to exploit, needs no authentication, and can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability completely (Rapid7, ManageEngine).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing attackers to take complete control of the affected system (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Photoshop (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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