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CVE-2026-48388 is an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Installer. The installer can search an attacker-controlled directory for a library before resolving the intended legitimate library, allowing a malicious library placed in that directory to be loaded when the installer executes. This is a DLL hijacking condition and requires the victim to run the installer.
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A high-severity uncontrolled search path / DLL hijacking vulnerability in the Adobe Photoshop Installer that can allow local arbitrary code execution by causing the installer to load a malicious DLL from an unsafe search path.
An uncontrolled search-path element vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Installer that could permit arbitrary code execution as the current user by planting a malicious library in an installer-searched directory. Exploitation requires user interaction: the victim must run the installer.
An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop Installer that could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user if a malicious library is placed in a searched directory and the installer is run.
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