Adobe Photoshop Installer uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Photoshop Installer. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-34632. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop Installer (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Photoshop Installer was affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could have resulted in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged local attacker could have exploited this vulnerability by manipulating the search path used by the application to locate critical resources, potentially causing unauthorized code execution. Exploitation of this issue required user interaction in that a user had to be running the installer.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-34632 since 03/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/16/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.2
CNA Vector (adobe): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 CVE reserved
04/16/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed
04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-34632 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34632
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357811

Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2026 06:28
Changes: 04/16/2026 06:28 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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