Adobe Bridge path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Bridge. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-48374. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Bridge (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Bridge 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48374 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 07/28/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 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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• Image Processing Software

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• Adobe

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• Bridge

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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