CVE-2021-36005 - Adobe Photoshop PSD File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability

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HIGH

Adobe Photoshop PSD File Parsing Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Published Aug 20, 2021

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 6.81%

Description

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted PSD file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted PSD file in Photoshop.

Affected products

Vendor Adobe Product Photoshop Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=21.2.9
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=22.4.2
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=None

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Adobe

Photoshop

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<=21.2.9
unspecified	affected	<=22.4.2
unspecified	affected	<=None

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-121

References (1)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-63.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-63.html		x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner adobe

Published Aug 20, 2021

Updated Apr 23, 2025

Reserved Jun 30, 2021

Link CVE-2021-36005

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Apr 23, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2021-36005

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2021-36005