{"id":58581,"date":"2025-07-09T05:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:10:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:43:11","slug":"cve-2025-27197-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-lightroom-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27197-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-lightroom-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-27197: Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Lightroom Desktop<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The scope of this blog post revolves around a concerning vulnerability, CVE-2025-27197, that has been detected in Adobe&#8217;s Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier. This vulnerability, classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, is particularly concerning due to its potential for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. To exploit this vulnerability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90629\">user interaction is required, specifically, the user must open a malicious file<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32281-high-severity-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-focuxtheme-wpkit-for-elementor\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65288\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> underscores the necessity for immediate action to prevent potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-27197<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS:7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53002-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-llama-factory\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65201\">code execution<\/a>, potential system compromise, or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3605316422\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Lightroom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79759\">Desktop | versions<\/a> 8.2 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53074-critical-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-in-samsung-rlottie-v0-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65677\">out-of-bounds write vulnerability<\/a> in Lightroom Desktop. This type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52725-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-couponxxl\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65228\">vulnerability occurs when the software writes data<\/a> past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This can corrupt data, crash the program, or lead to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5310-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dover-fueling-solutions-progauge-maglink-lx-consoles\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65536\">execution of malicious code<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn the case of CVE-2025-27197, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90778\">exploitation process requires user<\/a> interaction. An attacker would need to trick the user into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33054-insufficient-ui-warning-in-remote-desktop-client-opens-door-to-spoofing-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68083\">opening a malicious file using Lightroom Desktop<\/a>. Once the malicious file is opened, it triggers the out-of-bounds write, which then allows the attacker to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68084\">arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current user.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-131175123\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While we won&#8217;t provide exact exploit code for obvious reasons, the following pseudocode provides a conceptual overview of how the vulnerability might be exploited.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode for CVE-2025-27197 exploit\n# Create malicious file with payload that triggers out-of-bounds write\nmalicious_file = create_file_with_payload(payload)\n# Trick user into opening malicious file with Lightroom Desktop\n# Once the file is opened, the payload triggers the out-of-bounds write,\n# leading to arbitrary code execution\nopen_file_with_lightroom(malicious_file)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>To protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52717-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-lifterlms-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65402\">systems against this vulnerability<\/a>, it&#8217;s critical to apply the vendor-supplied patch. If the patch cannot be immediately applied, consider implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The scope of this blog post revolves around a concerning vulnerability, CVE-2025-27197, that has been detected in Adobe&#8217;s Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier. This vulnerability, classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, is particularly concerning due to its potential for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. To exploit this vulnerability, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-58581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58581"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83723,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58581\/revisions\/83723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=58581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}