CVE-2026-105896

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-158.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

16 Oct 2026, 10:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
First Time		Apple Microsoft Adobe photoshop Adobe Microsoft windows Apple macos
References	~~() https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-158.html -~~	() https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-158.html - Vendor Advisory

13 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-16 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-105896

Mitre link : CVE-2026-105896

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-105896

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

adobe

photoshop

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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