CVE-2022-28274 Adobe Photoshop Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file in Adobe Photoshop due to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-28274?

CVE-2022-28274 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 6 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 (and earlier) and 23.2.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28274?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Photoshop.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-28274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4v9j-gj67-3377.

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