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File-open delivery model warrants AV:L/UI:R; no attacker privileges needed; full process compromise yields C:H/I:H/A:H with no scope change.
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Photoshop Desktop is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Photoshop Desktop allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the authenticated user when a victim opens a specially crafted malicious file. Affected versions span both the Photoshop 2025 (≤26.11.6) and Photoshop 2026 (≤27.6) release lines. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires that the victim actively opens a malicious file using an unpatched version of Adobe Photoshop Desktop (2025 ≤26.11.6 or 2026 ≤27.6). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The provided CVSS base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) accurately reflects the threat model: full code execution at the victim's privilege level in exchange for the social engineering step of getting the target to open a file. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update Adobe Photoshop to the patched release immediately by using the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or visiting https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-130.html for the official Adobe APSB26-130 advisory, which will list the exact fixed version numbers for both the 2025 and 2026 product lines (expected to be 26.11.7+ and 27.7+ respectively, but verify against the advisory). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, notify all Photoshop users to avoid opening design files from untrusted sources and implement email/file-gateway controls to block executable content delivered as Photoshop files. …
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Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
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EUVD-2026-74061
GHSA-94c2-wp6c-c762