Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe PhotoShop CS2 through CS5 allows local…
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe PhotoShop CS2 through CS5 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or Wintab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a PSD or other file that is processed by PhotoShop. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.13851 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.1 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.2 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:photoshop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mmm-4r2q-pghm
References
More Adobe Photoshop vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02283 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02162 Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Illustrator CS3, and GoLive 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2011-01854 Adobe Photoshop 12.0 in Creative Suite 5 (CS5) and 12.1 in Creative Suite 5.1 (CS5.1)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-01693 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.2, and possibly After Effects… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2012-01800 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.x before 12.0.5 and CS5.1 12.1.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2017-08346 Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-3127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mmm-4r2q-pghm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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