CVE-2021-40709

Published: Sep 27, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

Description

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.11 (and earlier) and 22.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected (2)

Products: Adobe: Photoshop 2020, Photoshop 2021

2 products

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Photoshop 2020	Up to 21.2.11
Adobe Photoshop 2021	Up to 22.5

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Apple Macos	All versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (2)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

Vendor Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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