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CVE-2020-24420: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Photoshop for Windows

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Adobe Photoshop for Windows version 21.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element 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.

Affected products

• Adobe Photoshop: through 21.2.1

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb20-63.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb20-63.html

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