Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2026-48441Lightroom Classic | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

High 8.6

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Lightroom Classic from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Lightroom Classic is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Lightroom Classic	0 – through 15.4.1

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/lightroom/apsb26-94.html vendor-advisory