---
id: "CVE-2026-117546"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-117546"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-117546"]
title: "Photoshop Desktop: use-after-free lets a malicious file run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Photoshop 2026", "fixed": ["27.11.1"], "affected": "<= 27.11", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "Photoshop 2025", "fixed": [], "affected": "<= 26.11.8", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["adobe", "desktop", "macos", "other", "photoshop", "user-interaction", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["file-not-opened"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T21:18:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T21:53:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117546", "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": "2026-11-10T21:53:18+00:00", "cites": ["https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-181.html"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Photoshop Desktop: use-after-free lets a malicious file run code

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-117546 (this .md is for agents)

Adobe Photoshop Desktop has a use-after-free memory bug. Opening a malicious file can let an attacker 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

## How to check

In Photoshop, Help > About Photoshop (Windows) or Photoshop > About Photoshop (macOS). Exposed if Photoshop 2026 is 27.11 or earlier, or Photoshop 2025 is 26.11.8 or earlier (any 2025 version stays exposed). Fixed: 2026 27.11.1, 2027 28.0. Managed fleets: check versions in the Creative Cloud Admin Console.

## Fix

Update via the Creative Cloud desktop app to Photoshop 2026 27.11.1 or Photoshop 2027 28.0. Photoshop 2025 gets no update; move to 2026 or 2027.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117546
- 2026-11-10T21:53:18+00:00 analyst https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-181.html — Adobe APSB26-181 (Nov 10 2026, priority 3) lists CVE-2026-117546 (UAF, CWE-416, CVSS 7.8); no exploits known per Adobe. Web search worked; X not checked (not needed).

## 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 a Use After Free 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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