Buffer overflow in Adobe Lightroom
CVE-2026-48406
Lightroom Classic is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Lightroom Classic — versions 0, 15.5
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/lightroom/apsb26-94.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48406?
- CVE-2026-48406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48406?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.