CVE-2026-48388: CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Adobe Photoshop Installer
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.
CVE-2026-48388: CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Adobe Adobe Photoshop Installer
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.6high
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T15:28:38.143Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a68ec699c2644c7f8faadd8
Added to database: 07/28/2026, 17:52:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/28/2026, 18:51:57 UTC
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