CVE-2019-7978 is a heap overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier, and 20.0.5 and earlier, on both Windows and macOS platforms. This high-severity vulnerability, rated 8.8 CVSS, allows for arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation. Despite its high risk score and EPSS percentile, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit modules available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article from BleepingComputer noting Adobe's security updates.
| 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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.