9.3

CVE-2022-28271: adobe photoshop Use After Free

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 06-05-2022Last modified 23-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-28271 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe photoshop. EPSS estimates a 3.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.50%
0%100%
Low · +0.22 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 must open a malicious PDF file.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.22 pp

From 3.28% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • photoshop≥ unspecified, ≤ 22.5.6 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ 23.2.2 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≤ 22.5.6 | ≥ 23.0.0, ≤ 23.2.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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