CVE-2026-48388

highCVSS 8.6covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-07-28

Adobe Photoshop Installer was affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could have resulted in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could have exploited this vulnerability by placing a malicious library in a directory searched by the installer. Exploitation of this issue required user interaction in that a victim must have been running the installer. Scope is changed.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

highCVE-2026-48388: Adobe Photoshop Installer was affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability th…nvd · 2026-07-28

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NVD record for CVE-2026-48388

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