CVE-2022-38427 json
Adobe Photoshop U3D File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2022-09-16 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-41012
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in 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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Adobe Photoshop
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/photoshop/apsb22-52.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-38427
- NVD CVE-2022-38427
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