CVE-2019-7974

Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability

published August 26, 2019

CVSS
—
EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ This Adobe Photoshop vulnerability is like letting a kid draw on your computer without supervision — it could lead to arbitrary code execution! 🎨 Think of it as a mix-up in a bakery where the pastry chef mistakenly uses salt instead of sugar in a recipe. Just as that mishap can ruin a delicious cake, type confusion in Photoshop can allow an attacker to disrupt your system and inject harmful code. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to an attacker executing arbitrary code on your system, opening the door to all sorts of chaos. Imagine losing access to your creative projects or, worse, having sensitive data compromised. This is definitely a situation you want to avoid!

Put simply

Think of it as a mix-up in a bakery where the pastry chef mistakenly uses salt instead of sugar in a recipe. Just as that mishap can ruin a delicious cake, type confusion in Photoshop can allow an attacker to disrupt your system and inject harmful code. The vulnerability arises from a type confusion issue in Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier, allowing an attacker to execute malicious code remotely. This means an attacker might manipulate how Photoshop handles certain data types, leading to serious security risks.

What to do

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to an attacker executing arbitrary code on your system, opening the door to all sorts of chaos. Imagine losing access to your creative projects or, worse, having sensitive data compromised. This is definitely a situation you want to avoid! To protect yourself, update Adobe Photoshop to the latest version as soon as possible. Ensure all your software is current, and consider enabling automatic updates for future security patches. Don't let this vulnerability catch you off guard! You've got this! By staying proactive about your software updates, you're on your way to becoming a security hero! 🦸

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06433 · 93.7th percentile
Published
2019-08-26T17:46Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 AUG 17:46Z
    Adobe Photoshop CC versions 19.1.8 and earlier and 20.0.5 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability
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