CVE-2021-40709
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.11 (and earlier) and 22.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Published:Sep 27, 2021
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2025
EPS:Sep 27, 2021
EPSS Score:0.035
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Photoshop 2020
Adobe
Photoshop 2020
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Photoshop 2021
Adobe
Photoshop 2021
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
