CVE-2026-48388 Photoshop Installer | CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious library in a directory searched by the Photoshop installer, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2026-48388?
CVE-2026-48388 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Installer, published on 28 Jul 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48388?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Photoshop Installer.
How do I fix CVE-2026-48388?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48388 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-48388 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48388 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop Installer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-732p-c5p6-vp34.