Bulletin ID
Last updated on
Aug 11, 2026
Security Updates Available for Adobe Lightroom | APSB26-94
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Date Published |
Priority |
|---|---|---|
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ASPB26-94 |
August 11, 2026 |
3 |
Summary
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Lightroom. This update addresses critical vulnerabilities that could result in arbitrary code execution.
Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in this updates.
Affected Versions
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
|---|---|---|
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Lightroom |
15.4 and earlier |
Windows |
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
Priority Rating |
Availability |
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Lightroom |
15.5 |
All |
3 |
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability Details
| Vulnerability Category |
Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVSS base score |
CVSS vector |
CVE Number |
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
8.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48441 |
Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
8.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48397 |
| Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-47940 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48404 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48405 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48406 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48407 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48408 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48409 |
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2026-48410 |
| Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) | Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-48447 |
Note
Effective August 11, 2026, Adobe may assign a single CVE identifier to internally discovered vulnerabilities with the same severity rating and CWE category when a release includes systemic fixes.
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Kieran (kaiksi) — CVE-2026-48441, CVE-2026-48397, CVE-2026-48447
- yjdfy — CVE-2026-48404, CVE-2026-48405, CVE-2026-48406, CVE-2026-48407, CVE-2026-48408, CVE-2026-48409, CVE-2026-48410, CVE-2026-47940
NOTE: Adobe has a public bug bounty program with HackerOne. If you are interested in working with Adobe as an external security researcher, please check us out here: https://hackerone.com/adobe.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email PSIRT@adobe.com
