# CVE-2017-3005: Privilege escalation in Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier.

> An unquoted search path vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rccc-hqx9-mhjh

## What is CVE-2017-3005?

CVE-2017-3005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Cc, published on 12 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Photoshop versions CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier have an unquoted search path vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3005?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Photoshop Cc.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop Cc

- [CVE-2015-3109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3109/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-7968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7968/): Command injection in Adobe Photoshop CC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7969/): Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop CC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7970](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7970/): Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop CC (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7971](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7971/): Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop CC (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3005 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Cc, published on 12 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Photoshop Cc. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3005/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3005
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3005
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3005

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