CVE-2026-116480
A NVD · · CVE-2026-116480
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
NATO Admiralty (AJP-2.1) grades confidence, independent of the risk score. Cross-source corroboration isn't tracked for non-CVE news, so single-source items are capped at a lower credibility number; a low number does not imply low quality.
Key metrics
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The alert contains no information beyond patch details indicating active exploitation, a PoC, or KEV status.
Description
CVE-2026-116480 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Desktop. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the victim must open a crafted file. There is no information on active exploitation, a public PoC, or KEV inclusion.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 78.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 78.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 0.75
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
2 TTPsProcedure details
| Technique | Tactic | Procedure | Conf. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution | Execution | An attacker exploits a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Photoshop Desktop by crafting a malicious file. When the victim opens this file, the vulnerability is triggered, allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. | high | llm |
| T1204.002 Malicious File | Execution | The victim is socially engineered or convinced to open a malicious file (e.g., a specially crafted image or Photoshop document) that triggers the buffer overflow vulnerability. | high | llm |