7.8

CVE-2022-38434: adobe photoshop Use After Free

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 16-09-2022Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-38434 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe photoshop. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (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 file.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.57% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.57%

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, ≤ 22.5.8 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ 23.4.2 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≥ 22.0, ≤ 22.5.8 | ≥ 23.0, ≤ 23.4.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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