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.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service (application crash)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Photoshop Desktop is vulnerable to a NULL Pointer Dereference that can be triggered by opening a malicious file. This flaw allows an attacker to cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. The weakness is categorized as CWE-476.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Adobe Photoshop Desktop. No specific patches or affected versions are listed, so all current releases that do not contain the fix are potentially impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires user interaction; an attacker must convince a victim to open a crafted Photoshop file. No remote or privilege escalation capabilities are disclosed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 03:53 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe Photoshop update that contains the security fix as soon as it is available.
  • If a patch is not immediately available, do not open files from untrusted or unknown sources until a fix is applied.
  • Configure or enforce application whitelisting so that only verified Photoshop files or trusted origins can be executed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 03:53 UTC.

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe photoshop
Apple
Apple macos
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe photoshop
Apple
Apple macos
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Photoshop Desktop | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Adobe Photoshop
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T14:53:06.926Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T01:54:12.050Z

Link: CVE-2026-105896

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T14:45:24.239Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T21:17:29.130

Modified: 2026-10-16T10:37:13.480

Link: CVE-2026-105896

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-10-24T04:00:14Z

Weaknesses