---
id: CVE-2026-27289
title: >-
  Photoshop Desktop versions 27.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds
  read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read
  past the end of an allocated memory structure
summary: >-
  Photoshop Desktop versions 27.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds
  read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read
  past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this
  vuln…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: adobe
product: photoshop
affected:
  - 'photoshop >= 27.0, < 27.5'
patched:
  - photoshop 27.5
published: '2026-04-14'
updated: '2026-07-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27289'
references:
  - url: 'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-40.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00293
epssPercentile: 0.19454
ingestedAt: '2026-07-26T10:11:59.082Z'
---

## Overview

Photoshop Desktop versions 27.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## Affected

- `photoshop >= 27.0, < 27.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `photoshop 27.5`