CVE-2024-20753 Adobe Photoshop PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 13 Jun 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF 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-2024-20753?

CVE-2024-20753 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 13 Jun 2024. 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

Photoshop Desktop versions 24.7.3, 25.7 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-2024-20753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Photoshop.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20753 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-2024-20753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j373-f2v6-57rr.