Adobe Photoshop Desktop up to 25.12.2/26.5 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop Desktop up to 25.12.2/26.5 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-30326. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop Desktop up to 25.12.2/26.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Photoshop Desktop versions 26.5, 25.12.2 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-30326 since 03/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235864 (Adobe Photoshop 25.x < 25.12.3 / 26.x < 26.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS APSB25-40)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (235864). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 235864
Nessus Name: Adobe Photoshop 25.x < 25.12.3 / 26.x < 26.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS APSB25-40)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/20/2025 🔍
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05/14/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-40
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30326 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30326
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308732

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 19:54
Updated: 05/14/2025 06:42
Changes: 05/13/2025 19:54 (63), 05/14/2025 06:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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