---
id: CVE-2026-105896
title: >-
  Photoshop Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that
  could result in an application denial-of-service
summary: >-
  Photoshop Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that
  could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit
  this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service
  condit…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: adobe
product: photoshop
affected:
  - photoshop < 26.11.8
  - 'photoshop >= 27.0, < 27.11'
patched:
  - photoshop 27.11
published: '2026-10-13'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T10:37:13.480'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105896'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/photoshop/apsb26-158.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00139
epssPercentile: 0.03255
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-14T14:21:17.127987Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T21:58:14.169Z'
---

## Overview

Photoshop Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## Affected

- `photoshop < 26.11.8`
- `photoshop >= 27.0, < 27.11`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `photoshop 27.11`