CVE-2026-48388

Code execution via malicious library search path

Published Jul 28, 2026 · Updated Jul 28, 2026

Uncontrolled library search in Adobe Photoshop Installer allows local users to execute code as the current user through a planted library. The installer searches a directory an attacker can populate and loads a malicious library from that location instead of a trusted dependency. Execution requires a victim to run the installer, and the public record identifies neither a version boundary nor a more specific directory or library name.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled library search in Adobe Photoshop Installer allows local users to execute code as the current user through a planted library. The installer searches a directory an attacker can populate and loads a malicious library from that location instead of a trusted dependency. Execution requires a victim to run the installer, and the public record identifies neither a version boundary nor a more specific directory or library name.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-48388
Published
Jul 28, 2026
Updated
Jul 28, 2026
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Photoshop Installer
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=N/A

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe Photoshop Installerversion=0 <=N/A

Published CVSS scores

8.6Adobe Systems IncorporatedCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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