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CVE-2025-49570:
Adobe Photoshop vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-49570 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop Desktop versions 25.12.3, 26.8 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in August 2025, with Adobe releasing patches on August 12, 2025. This security flaw affects both Windows and macOS versions of Adobe Photoshop (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH), and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, to be exploited (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This means an attacker could potentially execute malicious code with the same privileges as the user running Photoshop (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to Photoshop 2025 version 26.9 or Photoshop 2024 version 25.12.4, depending on their current version (ASEC, Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
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