Monthly security updates for software products are responsible for keeping these and the computers they are used on safe from viruses, malware, etc. But from time to time a bug occurs, a problem is discovered or a vulnerability is generated that needs to be patched quickly. Like the one that has affected several editions of Adobe products, including the popular Photoshop program.

Vulnerabilities in Photoshop

As we read in the INCIBE website, the National Institute of Cybersecurity, it seems that Adobe has found several vulnerabilities to correct in the following versions, both for Windows and Apple’s macOS:

• Adobe Media Encoder for Windows version 15.4 and earlier
• Photoshop 2020 for Windows and macOS 21.2.10 and earlier versions
• Photoshop 2021 for Windows and macOS 22.4.3 and earlier versions

The company has published a series of security updates In order to correct these vulnerabilities, classified as “critical.” So that you do not have to worry about your security using one of these affected versions of Photoshop, you must update them to:

• Adobe Media Encoder for Windows version 15.4.1
• Photoshop 2020 for Windows and macOS 21.2.11
• Photoshop 2021 for Windows and macOS 22.5

For upgrading Media Encoder and Photoshop versions, Adobe recommends upgrading to the latest version of Creative Cloud Desktop app. Apparently these vulnerabilities “could allow a cyber attacker arbitrary code execution in the context of the user “.

According to the INCIBE, it is advisable to enable automatic update whenever possible in these products in order to “To have, in addition to the latest functionalities, the patches that correct security flaws as they are discovered and published.”