High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2026· Updated Aug 26, 2026
CVE-2026-48388
CVE-2026-48388
Description
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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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_installer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop_installer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.htmlnvdTechnical Description
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2360nvd
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