Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-48441 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48441 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48441?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 11 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Adobe Lightroom Classic <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48441?
- 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-2026-48441 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-48441?
- Check whether you run Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom Classic 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
The vulnerability is an improper limitation of pathname access (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in Lightroom Classic's file handling logic. The root cause appears to be insufficient validation or normalization of file paths when processing user-supplied or embedded file references, allowing an attacker to use directory traversal sequences (e.g., "../") to escape the intended directory scope. Exploitation requires user interaction—a victim must open a malicious file in Lightroom Classic. Once opened, an attacker can read arbitrary files on the affected system with the privileges of the user running the application. The scope is changed, meaning the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself. Adobe has been notified and patches are expected; check Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-94 for remediation details.
Affected products
- Adobe Lightroom Classic <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-08-11: disclosed