Adobe Premiere Pro: Path traversal allows arbitrary file system read
Summary
Adobe Premiere Pro contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) that can lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker can access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. According to the CVSS vector, the attack requires local access, no privileges and no user interaction, with a changed scope and high confidentiality impact. The exact trigger is not stated in the sources, and Adobe reports no known exploits in the wild.
Affected
- Adobe Premiere 26.5.2 and earlier (Windows and macOS)
- Adobe Premiere 25.6.6 and earlier (Windows and macOS)
Fixed in
- Adobe Premiere 26.5.3 or later (26.x line)
- Adobe Premiere 27.0 (25.x line, per the CVE record; verify in APSB26-101)
Workaround
Unknown.
Adobe does not specify a mitigation. Until the update is installed, restrict local access to Premiere installations and avoid opening untrusted project files or media.
Exploitation
- Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, not automatable, partial technical impact.
- Not listed in the CISA KEV catalogue.
- Public proof of concept: unknown.
Our recommendation
- Update Adobe Premiere to 26.5.3 or 27.0 as listed in APSB26-101, prioritising workstations that handle external footage or shared project files.
- Verify the fixed version for the 25.x branch in the Adobe bulletin before rollout, as the sources differ.
- Limit local access to editing workstations that hold client data, and monitor for unexpected file access.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-101 www.adobe.com
- CVE Record CVE-2026-110090 www.cve.org
- Strix CVE-2026-110090 www.strix.ai
- OffSeq Radar CVE-2026-110090 radar.offseq.com
- ZDI November 2026 security update review www.thezdi.com
- Mallory summary of APSB26-101 mallory.ai
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 07:06.
Original description (NVD)
Premiere Pro 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 does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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