CVE-2025-21127

Photoshop Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2025 at 06:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPhotoshop· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Photoshop Desktop versions 25.12, 26.1 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker could manipulate the search path environment variable to point to a malicious library, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code when the application loads. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must run the vulnerable application.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 26.125.0 ≤ v < 25.12.126.0 ≤ v < 26.2
Affected range stops below 25.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-427

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