---
id: "CVE-2026-116003"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-116003"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116003"]
title: "Adobe Photoshop Desktop: crafted file opens a memory write that runs code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Photoshop 2026", "fixed": ["27.11.1"], "affected": "<= 27.11", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "Photoshop 2025", "fixed": [], "affected": "<= 26.11.8", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "Photoshop 2027", "fixed": ["28.0"], "affected": "none", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["adobe", "desktop", "macos", "package", "photoshop", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-files", "photoshop-2026-27.11.1-or-later", "photoshop-2027"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T21:18:56+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T21:53:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116003", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-181.html", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T21:53:19+00:00", "cites": ["https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-181.html"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Adobe Photoshop Desktop: crafted file opens a memory write that runs code

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-116003 (this .md is for agents)

Photoshop Desktop has an out-of-bounds write flaw that lets a malicious file make the app write outside its memory bounds. An attacker who gets a victim to open that file can run code as the current user.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Photoshop 2026 affected <= 27.11 fixed 27.11.1
- vendor:Photoshop 2025 affected <= 26.11.8 fixed no fixed version listed
- vendor:Photoshop 2027 affected none fixed 28.0

## How to check

In Photoshop open Help > About Photoshop (Windows and macOS). Vulnerable: Photoshop 2026 27.11 or earlier, Photoshop 2025 26.11.8 or earlier. Fixed: 2026 27.11.1, 2027 28.0. Managed fleets: check Creative Cloud versions in the Admin Console.

## Fix

Update to Photoshop 2026 27.11.1 or Photoshop 2027 28.0 via Creative Cloud desktop app. Photoshop 2025 gets no further update (26.11.8 and earlier stay vulnerable); move to 2026 or 2027.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116003
- 2026-11-10T21:53:19+00:00 analyst https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-181.html — Read Adobe APSB26-181 (Nov 10 2026): affected and fixed versions, not exploited per Adobe. No PoC/discussion searched (routine B).

## Documents

- [advisory] Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-181 Photoshop https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-181.html

## From the sources

Photoshop Desktop is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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