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CVE-2021-40709: Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.11 (and earlier) and 22.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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 2020: through 21.2.11
• Adobe Photoshop 2021: through 22.5

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.html

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