Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-27290 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-27290 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-27290?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 14 April 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Adobe Framemaker 2022.8 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-27290?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-27290 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-27290?
- Check whether you run Adobe Framemaker 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.
Technical details
Adobe FrameMaker is vulnerable to an Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426) flaw in versions 2022.8 and earlier. The application incorrectly handles the search path used to locate and load critical resources or external libraries. A local attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious executable or DLL in a directory that precedes the legitimate resource in the search order. When the application attempts to load the resource, it executes the attacker's code instead, running with the privileges of the current user. While the CVSS vector indicates user interaction (UI:R) is typically required for local path redirection, the advisory notes that exploitation of this specific issue may not require direct user interaction once the malicious file is staged.
Affected products
- Adobe FrameMaker 2022.8 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-04-14: disclosed
- 2026-04-14: advisory