Path Traversal in Adobe Lightroom
CVE-2026-48441
Lightroom Classic is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.0% 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-2026-48441?
- CVE-2026-48441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Lightroom, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48441?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.