CVE-2021-21067

Adobe Photoshop CoolType arbitrary stack manipulation in Type 1/Multiple Master

Published Mar 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-8458 Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 7:43 PM
Reserved
Dec 18, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:34 AM