CVE-2022-38427 Adobe Photoshop U3D File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious U3D file in Adobe Photoshop.
- 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-2022-38427?
CVE-2022-38427 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 16 Sep 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 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in 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.
Weakness: CWE-824
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38427?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Photoshop.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38427 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-2022-38427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop
- CVE-2011-2164 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop before 12.0.4 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2017-11303 Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 (2017.1.1) and earlier versions
- CVE-2017-11304 Use after free in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 (2017.1.1) and earlier versions
- CVE-2012-2027 Use after free in n/a
- CVE-2012-2028 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55w2-6rqq-g8pf.