Adobe Patch Day September 2022 provides important updates
The updates include important security updates for various Adobe applications.
David FischerThe current Adobe Patch Day provides users with important security updates for various Adobe applications such as InDesign, Photoshop and others to prevent malicious attacks. There are currently no documented attacks known.
If you use Adobe Animate, Bridge, Experience, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign or Photoshop, you should install the current versions for security reasons. Attackers could execute malicious code on systems and Adobe classifies the majority of the vulnerabilities as critical.
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According to the warnings, malicious code gets onto systems via memory errors. Adobe is currently not explaining how attackers can cause these states. In Animate 2021 21.0.12 and Animate 2022 22.0.8 for macOS and Windows, the developers have fixes two malicious code vulnerabilities.
Photoshop 2021 22.5.9 and Photoshop 2022 23.5 (macOS and Windows) bring more effective malware protection.
Bridge is secured on macOS and Windows versions 11.1.4 and 12.0.3. A total of ten malicious code and two memory leak vulnerabilities were fixed.
Experience Manager` is fixed as a cloud service and version 6.5.14.0. In addition to executing their own code, attackers could also circumvent security mechanisms.
Illustrator is also vulnerable on macOS and Windows. The Illustrator 2021 25.4.8 and Illustrator 2022 26.5 editions can help here.
In InCopy 16.4.3 and 17.4 (macOS and Windows), the developers have closed a total of seven vulnerabilities.
InDesign versions 16.4.3 and 17.4 (macOS and Windows) are protected against possible attacks.
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David Fischer
I am a technology writer for UpdateStar, covering software, security, and privacy as well as research and innovation in information security. I worked as an editor for German computer magazines for more than a decade before starting to be a team member at UpdateStar.