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    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
    Adobe
    Product
    Photoshop 2020
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Photoshop 2021
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Macos
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

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    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