Adobe has released updates for Photoshop for Windows and macOS. These updates resolve multiple critical vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Product | Affected version | Platform |
---|---|---|
Photoshop 2020 |
21.2.4 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
Photoshop 2021 | 22.1.1 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
Product | Updated versions | Platform | Priority |
---|---|---|---|
Photoshop 2020 |
21.2.5 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
Photoshop 2021 | 22.2 |
Windows and macOS | 3 |
Note:
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE Number |
---|---|---|---|
Out-of-bounds read | Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
CVE-2021-21049 CVE-2021-21050 |
Buffer Overflow |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
CVE-2021-21048 CVE-2021-21051 |
Out-of-bounds write |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
CVE-2021-21047 |
Adobe would like to thank the following researchers for reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Tran Van Khang \xe2\x80\x93 khangkito (VinCSS) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2021-21047)
- Francis Provencher {PRL} working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2021-21048)
- rgod working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2021-21049, CVE-2021-21050)
- guoxi (CVE-2021-21051)