Bulletin ID
Last updated on
27 Jul 2021
Security updates available for Adobe Photoshop | APSB21-38
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|
Date Published |
Priority |
|---|---|---|
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APSB21-38 |
June 08, 2021 |
3 |
Summary
Adobe has released updates for Photoshop for Windows and macOS. These updates resolve a critical vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
|
Product |
Affected version |
Platform |
|
Photoshop 2020 |
21.2.8 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
|
Photoshop 2021 |
22.4.1 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
Solution
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.
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Product |
Updated versions |
Platform |
Priority |
|
Photoshop 2020 |
21.2.9 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
|
Photoshop 2021 |
22.4.2 |
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.
Note:
CVE-2021-28582 was resolved by Photoshop 2020 version 21.2.8 and Photoshop 2021 version 22.4.0 as well.
Vulnerability details
|
Vulnerability Category |
Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVSS base score |
CVE Number |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2021-28624 |
|
Buffer Overflow (CWE-788) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
8.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2021-28582 |
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Yongjun Liu of nsfocus security team (liuyongjun) (CVE-2021-28582)
Revisions
July 13, 2021: Removed details about CVE-2021-28624
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html , or email PSIRT@adobe.com