Is CVE-2026-105896 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-105896 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-105896?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 13 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.10 and earlier, 2025 26.11.7 and earlier.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-105896?

Yes: fixed in Photoshop 2026 27.11; Photoshop 2025 26.11.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-105896 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-105896?

Check whether you run Adobe Photoshop, Apple macOS or Microsoft Windows at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-105896: Adobe Photoshop NULL pointer dereference

CVE-2026-105896 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-10-13

Adobe Photoshop, a professional image editing application, is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference that causes the application to crash when a victim opens a malicious file. An attacker can exploit this flaw to deny service to users, preventing them from working with their images or design projects. No active exploits in the wild have been reported.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Apple macOS, Microsoft Windows. Vendors: Adobe, Apple, Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-105896 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-105896 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-105896?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 13 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.10 and earlier, 2025 26.11.7 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-105896?: Yes: fixed in Photoshop 2026 27.11; Photoshop 2025 26.11.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-105896 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-105896?: Check whether you run Adobe Photoshop, Apple macOS or Microsoft Windows at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

Fixed in: Photoshop 2026 27.11; Photoshop 2025 26.11.8

Technical details

A NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) in Photoshop allows local denial-of-service through specially crafted input files that trigger an unhandled null pointer access, crashing the application. The vulnerability requires user interaction to open a malicious file. The attack requires no privileges and no authentication, but delivers only availability impact without confidentiality or integrity compromise.

Affected products

Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.10 and earlier, 2025 26.11.7 and earlier

Timeline

2026-10-13: disclosed

References

https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-158.html

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