CVE-2026-76199 Photoshop Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file in Adobe Photoshop due to uncontrolled search path elements.
- 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-2026-76199?
CVE-2026-76199 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 8 Sep 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 an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Photoshop.
How do I fix CVE-2026-76199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76199 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-2026-76199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76199 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-vvgw-7c7f-7564.