CVE-2019-7973 is a critical type confusion vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier, and 20.0.5 and earlier, across Windows and macOS platforms. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability through arbitrary code execution. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV list inactive) and no public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 19.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 20.0, <= 20.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_cc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.