CVE-2025-21127 HIGH

CVE-2025-21127: Photoshop Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)

Vendor Adobe
Product Photoshop Desktop
Weakness CWE-427
Published January 14, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Photoshop Desktop versions 25.12, 26.1 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker could manipulate the search path environment variable to point to a malicious library, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code when the application loads. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must run the vulnerable application.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated