Adobe Issues 12 Security Advisories Addressing 89 Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products
Adobe has published 12 security advisories addressing a combined total of 89 vulnerabilities across multiple products and SDKs. The release occurred on July 14, 2026, coinciding with the regular monthly Patch Tuesday cycle.
The advisories cover Adobe ColdFusion, Adobe Commerce, Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Illustrator, and additional applications such as Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate, Media Encoder, Bridge, and the Creative Cloud Desktop Application, along with the Content Credentials SDK.
All vulnerabilities are rated at the highest severity level of Critical. Several flaws in Adobe ColdFusion, Adobe Commerce, Adobe Experience Manager, and Adobe Illustrator carry CVSS v3.1 base scores of 9.0 or above.
Adobe ColdFusion received the highest remediation priority rating of 1, with a recommended response window of 72 hours. Adobe Commerce was assigned priority 2, indicating a 30-day update target. All other products were given priority 3, allowing updates at any convenient time.
No exploitation of the disclosed vulnerabilities had been confirmed at the time of publication.
Affected Products and CVE Identifiers
Adobe ColdFusion (13 CVEs): CVE-2026-48284, CVE-2026-48318, CVE-2026-48319, CVE-2026-48320, CVE-2026-48321, CVE-2026-48322, CVE-2026-48324, CVE-2026-48325, CVE-2026-48327, CVE-2026-48328, CVE-2026-48329, CVE-2026-48332, CVE-2026-48338.
Adobe Commerce (15 CVEs): CVE-2026-47984, CVE-2026-47988, CVE-2026-47992, CVE-2026-47994, CVE-2026-47995, CVE-2026-47996, CVE-2026-47997, CVE-2026-47998, CVE-2026-47999, CVE-2026-48000, CVE-2026-48001, CVE-2026-48356, CVE-2026-48358, CVE-2026-48371.
Adobe Experience Manager (13 CVEs) and additional CVEs for Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate, Illustrator, Media Encoder, Bridge, Creative Cloud Desktop Application, and Content Credentials SDK complete the list of 89 vulnerabilities.
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