CVE-2026-48267: Adobe DNG SDK NULL pointer dereference denial of service

CVE-2026-48267 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-07-06

Adobe DNG SDK, a software development kit used by developers to handle Digital Negative (DNG) image files, is affected by a flaw that can cause applications to crash. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted malicious image file. This would result in a denial-of-service, potentially disrupting business operations or workflows that rely on processing these image types.

Technologies: Adobe DNG SDK. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-48267 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48267 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-48267?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 6 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe DNG SDK 1.7.1 2536 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48267?
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-2026-48267 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-48267?
Check whether you run Adobe DNG SDK 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

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Adobe DNG SDK versions 1.7.1 2536 and earlier. The flaw is triggered when the library attempts to dereference a pointer that is expected to be valid but is instead NULL, typically during the parsing of malformed DNG files. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted file to a victim; once opened by an application using the SDK, the process will crash. This is a local attack requiring user interaction. Adobe has addressed this in security bulletin APSB26-67.

Affected products

  • Adobe DNG SDK 1.7.1 2536 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-07-06: disclosed
  • 2026-07-06: advisory

References

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