CVE-2026-48388
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-28 18:17:20.887000
Last modified
2026-10-23 23:10:00.157000
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