CVE•Published 2026-07-28•Modified 2026-08-26•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-48388Adobe · Photoshop_installer

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 93% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Description

Adobe Photoshop Installer was affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could have resulted in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could have exploited this vulnerability by placing a malicious library in a directory searched by the installer. Exploitation of this issue required user interaction in that a victim must have been running the installer. Scope is changed.

Timeline

Published 2026-07-28

Modified 2026-08-26

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-48388

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Adobe Photoshop Installer"

All exposed Adobe Photoshop Installer instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Photoshop Installer"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Photoshop Installer" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-48388