CVE-2022-28271
Published: 06 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28271 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 and earlier, as well as 23.2.2 and earlier, contain a use-after-free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-28271 and CWE-416. The flaw can permit arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a specially crafted PDF file is processed.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious PDF that triggers the use-after-free condition upon opening. Successful exploitation requires the victim to interact with the file, after which the attacker gains the ability to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-in user on the affected system.
The Adobe security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb22-20.html addresses the vulnerability and provides patch information for the impacted Photoshop releases. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1143 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32723
Vulnerability details
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.6 (and earlier)and 23.2.2 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free 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…
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must open a malicious PDF file.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.