CVE-2026-105896 Photoshop Desktop | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
An attacker can crash Adobe Photoshop by tricking a user into opening a malicious file, causing a denial-of-service condition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-105896?
CVE-2026-105896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 13 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Photoshop Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Photoshop.
How do I fix CVE-2026-105896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-105896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-105896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-105896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop
- CVE-2011-2164 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop before 12.0.4 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2017-11303 Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 (2017.1.1) and earlier versions
- CVE-2017-11304 Use after free in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 (2017.1.1) and earlier versions
- CVE-2012-2027 Use after free in n/a
- CVE-2012-2028 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55mq-c4jq-m333.