Overview
The cybersecurity world is constantly evolving with new vulnerabilities being uncovered regularly. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-30324, poses a significant threat to Adobe Photoshop users. This vulnerability affects Photoshop Desktop versions 26.5, 25.12.2, and earlier, potentially exposing millions of individuals and businesses to risk. This issue is of particular concern due to the potential for arbitrary code execution, which could compromise systems or result in data leakage.
The severity of this vulnerability lies in its potential exploitation, which requires user interaction and can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This means that an attacker could gain unauthorized access to the user’s system and data, leading to a potentially devastating impact on personal and corporate security.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-30324
Severity: High (CVSS: 7.8)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Adobe Photoshop Desktop | 26.5 and earlier
Adobe Photoshop Desktop | 25.12.2 and earlier
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of an integer underflow vulnerability within the affected Photoshop versions. An integer underflow occurs when an operation causes a number to fall below its allowable range, causing it to wrap around to the maximum value. In this case, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to trick a user into opening a maliciously crafted file.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of a malicious file that could potentially exploit this vulnerability:
$ echo "exploit code" > exploit.psd
$ photoshop exploit.psdIn this example, “exploit code” represents the malicious code that triggers the integer underflow and allows arbitrary code execution. The user would need to open the ‘exploit.psd’ file in Photoshop for the exploit to work.