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CVE-2022-38432

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-38432 is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 and earlier, and 23.4.2 and earlier, on both Windows and macOS. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file for exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0059 is in the 43rd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/photoshop/apsb22-52.html
Vendor Advisory