Adobe Photoshop 27.x < 27.5 Vulnerability (APSB26-40)

high Nessus Plugin ID 306396

Synopsis

Adobe Photoshop installed on remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Photoshop installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 27.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the apsb26-40 advisory.

- Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-27289)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Photoshop version 27.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 306396

File Name: adobe_photoshop_apsb26-40.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/14/2026

Updated: 4/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27289

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:photoshop

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Photoshop

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-27289

CWE: 125

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