Security incident · CVE-2025-27197
Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated May 13, 2025 · Adobe Lightroom Desktop
Check this week
CVE-2025-27197 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Adobe Lightroom Desktop.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 23.00%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Adobe Lightroom Desktop 0 ≤8.2
Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Adobe Lightroom Desktop 0 ≤8.20 ≤8.2
How to fix CVE-2025-27197
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-27197 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 23.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Adobe Lightroom Desktop.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Adobe Lightroom Desktop 0 ≤8.2 0 ≤8.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 23.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 13, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
May 13, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-27197
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14483
Lightroom Desktop versions 8.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.