Executive brief
Adobe Bridge, a file browsing and preview application used by creative professionals, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's computer. An exploit requires the victim to open a malicious file, making social engineering attacks a potential delivery mechanism. Successful exploitation could result in full system compromise under the privileges of the user running Bridge.
Technical details
A heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Bridge allows remote code execution when a malicious file is opened by a user. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a crafted file) but executes with the privileges of the current user. No patch status or specific vulnerable version range was confirmed from available sources.
Affected products
- Adobe Bridge
Timeline
- 2026-09-22: disclosed