Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118198 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118198 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118198?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.11.8 and earlier; Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.11 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118198?
- Yes: fixed in Photoshop 2027 28.0, Photoshop 2026 27.11.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-118198 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118198?
- Check whether you run Adobe Photoshop 2025 or Adobe Photoshop 2026 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 2027 28.0, Photoshop 2026 27.11.1
Technical details
A NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) in Photoshop allows an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition by providing a malicious file that triggers dereferencing of a null pointer. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (opening a malicious file), and results in application crash without code execution. Adobe has issued fixes in Photoshop 2027 28.0 and 2026 27.11.1.
Affected products
- Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.11 and earlier
- Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.11.8 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: advisory