CVE-2022-38430 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 and earlier, and 23.4.2 and earlier, on both Windows and macOS. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user by tricking them into opening a specially crafted file. Rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 22.5.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 23.4.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 22.0, <= 22.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 23.0, <= 23.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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