---
id: "CVE-2026-118198"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118198"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118198"]
title: "Photoshop Desktop: NULL pointer dereference lets a malicious file crash the app"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["adobe", "desktop", "other", "photoshop"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-files"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T21:18:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T21:48:31+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118198", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Photoshop Desktop: NULL pointer dereference lets a malicious file crash the app

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118198 (this .md is for agents)

Photoshop Desktop has a NULL pointer dereference that a malicious file can trigger. An attacker can crash the application, causing a denial of service.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T21:46:14+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118198

## From the sources

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.

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