Adobe Photoshop 25.x < 25.12.2 / 26.x < 26.5 Vulnerability (macOS APSB25-30)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234022

Synopsis

Adobe Photoshop installed on remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Photoshop installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 25.12.2/26.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the apsb25-30 advisory.

- Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-27198)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Photoshop version 25.12.2/26.5 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb25-30.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234022

File Name: macos_adobe_photoshop_apsb25-30.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 4/8/2025

Updated: 4/8/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:photoshop

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Photoshop

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27198

CWE: 122