PT-2020-4588 · Adobe · Photoshop

Published 2020-10-20 · Updated 2020-10-29 · CVE-2020-24420

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Photoshop for Windows version 21.2.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Adobe Photoshop for Windows version 21.2.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 21.2.1 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05137

CVE-2020-24420

Affected Products

Photoshop

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb20-63.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24420 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24420 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05137 · Security Note
• https://cert.civis.net/en/index.php?action=alert&param=CVE-2020-24420 · Note
• https://cert.civis.net/en/index.php?action=alert&param=CVE-2020-24420 · Note