VulnerabilityPublished 10 Mar 2026Updated 27 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-27281: Adobe DNG Software Development Kit (SDK) · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affects Adobe DNG Software Development Kit (SDK)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
AdobeAdobe DNG Software Development Kit (SDK)	Affected <=1.7.1.2471	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should monitor Adobe’s official channels for patches addressing CVE-2026-27281 and apply updates promptly once available. Until patches are released, implement strict file validation and scanning controls to detect and block malicious DNG files at entry points such as email gateways, file upload portals, and network shares. Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to isolate DNG SDK-dependent applications, limiting the impact of crashes. Educate users about the risks of opening untrusted or unsolicited image files, emphasizing cautious handling of DNG files from unknown sources. Developers integrating the DNG SDK should consider adding additional input validation and error handling around integer operations to prevent overflow conditions. Regularly review and update incident response plans to quickly address any denial-of-service incidents related to this vulnerability. Finally, maintain comprehensive logging and monitoring to detect abnormal application behavior indicative of exploitation attempts.

Description

DNG SDK versions 1.7.1 2471 and earlier are affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash or become unresponsive. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2026-27281 is denial-of-service, where affected applications using Adobe DNG SDK can crash or become unresponsive upon processing maliciously crafted DNG files. This can disrupt workflows in photography, digital imaging, and any software relying on the SDK for DNG file handling. While the vulnerability does not compromise confidentiality or integrity, the availability impact can cause operational interruptions, potentially delaying critical image processing tasks. For organizations that integrate the DNG SDK into their products or services, this could lead to customer dissatisfaction, increased support costs, and potential reputational damage. Since exploitation requires user interaction and local file opening, remote exploitation is limited unless combined with social engineering or other delivery mechanisms. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk, but the medium CVSS score indicates a moderate threat level that should not be ignored.

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
Requirements
Ensure that all protocols are strictly defined, such that all out-of-bounds behavior can be identified simply, and require strict conformance to the protocol.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.4.3 (opens in a new tab)
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Forced Integer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dng-sdk/apsb26-30.html (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 17 Mar 2026, 19:29 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-190

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