Adobe Bridge Path Traversal via Malicious File
CVE-2026-48374 Published on July 28, 2026
Bridge | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
Bridge 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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-48374 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2026-48374 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-48374
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Affected Versions
Adobe Bridge:- Before and including 16.0.5 is affected.
- Version 16.0.6 is unaffected.
- Before and including 15.1.6 is affected.
- Version 15.1.7 is unaffected.