High severity · published Jan 14, 2025
CVE-2025-21127
Photoshop Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Photoshop Desktop versions 25.12, 26.1 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker could manipulate the search path environment variable to point to a malicious library, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code when the application loads. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must run the vulnerable application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PD
Photoshop Desktop · Adobe
through 26.1 · source: vendor
PH
Photoshop · Adobe
25.0 before 25.12.1; 26.0 before 26.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
PD
Photoshop Desktop
Adobe
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