BridgeApplication · Adobe

CVE-2026-27222

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 15.1.5 / 16.0.3 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Bridge versions 16.0.2, 15.1.4 and earlier are affected by a Divide By Zero vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application or render it unresponsive. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A divide-by-zero vulnerability exists in Adobe Bridge versions 16.0.2, 15.1.4 and earlier. When a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, the application encounters a divide-by-zero error that causes it to crash or become unresponsive, resulting in denial-of-service.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Bridge to version 16.0.3 or 15.1.5 or later to patch the vulnerability. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected files from unverified sources.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
BridgeApplication
Affected:< 15.1.5>= 16.0, < 16.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Bridge is installed
    On Windows, check Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Bridge or look in Add/Remove Programs. On macOS, check /Applications/Adobe Bridge or use Terminal: ls /Applications | grep -i bridge
    Affected if Adobe Bridge is not installed on the system - no vulnerability present
  2. Determine the installed Adobe Bridge version
    Open Adobe Bridge, go to Help > About Adobe Bridge. Alternatively, on Windows right-click the Bridge executable, select Properties, and check the Version tab. On macOS, right-click the app in Finder, select Get Info, and check the Version field.
    Affected if Version is 15.1.4 or earlier, OR version is 16.0.2 or earlier (but 16.0.0 or newer) - these are within the affected ranges
  3. Verify the exact version number against affected ranges
    Compare your version number to: any version before 15.1.5 (15.1.4, 15.1.3, etc.), or any version from 16.0.0 up to and including 16.0.2. Versions 15.1.5+ and 16.0.3+ are NOT affected.
    Affected if Version falls into < 15.1.5 or >= 16.0.0 but < 16.0.3 - the system is vulnerable

If Adobe Bridge is installed and the version is either 15.1.4/earlier or 16.0.0-16.0.2, the environment is vulnerable to this divide-by-zero flaw when processing a malicious file.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 15.1.5 / 16.0.3 or later
Fixed in 15.1.516.0.3
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Bridge to version 16.0.3 or 15.1.5 or later to patch the vulnerability. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected files from unverified sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Bridge 15.1.5 or 16.0.3 (or later)

  1. 1. Check current Adobe Bridge version by opening Bridge and navigating to Help > About Adobe Bridge
  2. 2. If version is 15.1.4 or earlier, or between 16.0.0 and 16.0.2, the installation is vulnerable
  3. 3. Close all running Adobe Bridge instances
  4. 4. Download Adobe Bridge version 15.1.5 or 16.0.3 (or later) from the official Adobe website at helpx.adobe.com
  5. 5. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update
  6. 6. After installation, verify the new version by checking Help > About Adobe Bridge

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Bridge Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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