CVE-2026-49836Patch

LOWCVSS 4.6 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

psd-tools is a Python package for working with Adobe Photoshop PSD files. Prior to version 1.17.1, `SmartObject.save()` writes an embedded smart object to a path taken verbatim from the PSD file. Because that name is attacker-controlled and unsanitised, a tool that extracts embedded objects from an untrusted `.psd` can be made to write attacker-chosen bytes to an attacker-chosen path (absolute or `../`-traversing), outside its intended output directory. A secondary issue in `SmartObject.open()` for external-kind smart objects allows the attacker-controlled `fullPath` descriptor to be used as an arbitrary file read path, enabling exfiltration of the read content to the controlled write destination. Both issues are fixed in v1.17.1.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22CWE-73

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-11: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-11: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-11: 109-11
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
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Full discourse1 post
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    CVE-2026-49836 psd-tools is a Python package for working with Adobe Photoshop PSD files. Prior to version 1.17.1, `https://SmartObject.save()` writes an embedded smart object to a path take… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49836

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑49836 involves a path‐write issue in psd‑tools’ SmartObject.save before version 1.17.1; upgrading to 1.17.1 or newer mitigates the vulnerability.

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