Remote code execution via font parser out-of-bounds write
Published May 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 and earlier and 23.2.2 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. The embedded-font parser writes past an allocated buffer when processing crafted font data, corrupting memory in the current process. Exploitation requires a victim to open the file, and code executes with that user's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 and earlier and 23.2.2 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. The embedded-font parser writes past an allocated buffer when processing crafted font data, corrupting memory in the current process. Exploitation requires a victim to open the file, and code executes with that user's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-28278
- Published
- May 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe Photoshop
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=22.5.6
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=23.2.2
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=None
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