Adobe Photoshop versions CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier have a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing malicious PCX files
Published Apr 12, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.61%
Description
Adobe Photoshop versions CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier have a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing malicious PCX files. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier. Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (18.0.1) and earlier, CC 2015.5.1 (17.0.1) and earlier. | n/a |
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- ≥ 17.0 · ≤ 17.0.1
- ≥ 18.0 · ≤ 18.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.61% (0.05605) | 92.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.61% (0.05605) | 91.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 9.07% (0.09070) | 92.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06690) | 90.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.37% (0.08367) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 73.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 71.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 69.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 65.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.50% (0.03499) | 84.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.50% (0.03499) | 83.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.50% (0.03499) | 66.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 48.34% (0.48337) | 98.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 48.34% (0.48337) | 99.55th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 48.34% (0.48337) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97559 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038229 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb17-12.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97559 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038229 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb17-12.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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