Is CVE-2026-96521 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96521 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-96521?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 13 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.11.7 and earlier; Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.10 and earlier.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96521?

Yes: fixed in Photoshop 2026 27.11, Photoshop 2025 26.11.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-96521 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-96521?

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.

CVE-2026-96521: Adobe Photoshop out-of-bounds write in file parsing

CVE-2026-96521 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-10-13

Adobe Photoshop is a professional image editing application used by designers and photographers to create and manipulate digital content. Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's computer by tricking them into opening a malicious image file. An attacker exploiting this could gain full control of the affected system under the current user's permissions.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop 2025, Adobe Photoshop 2026. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-96521 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96521 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-96521?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 13 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.11.7 and earlier; Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.10 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96521?: Yes: fixed in Photoshop 2026 27.11, Photoshop 2025 26.11.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-96521 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-96521?: 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 2026 27.11, Photoshop 2025 26.11.8

Technical details

CVE-2026-96521 is one of multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities (CWE-787) in Photoshop's file parsing logic that trigger when processing specially crafted image files. These flaws are exploitable via a local attack vector requiring user interaction to open a malicious file; no privileges are required. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products

Adobe Photoshop 2026 27.10 and earlier
Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.11.7 and earlier

Timeline

2026-10-13: disclosed

References

https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-158.html

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