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Lightroom Classic 15.5 · Fixed bug

Assisted culling crashes with heap corruption on large batches

Adobe marked this bug fixed on September 29, 2026, in an update after Lightroom Classic 15.5, where it was reported. It happens on Windows only.

Status
Marked fixed by Adobe
Severity
Major
Affects
Common workflow
System
Windows only

Timeline

  1. Aug 13, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 15.5
  2. Sep 29, 2026Marked fixed by Adobein a later update

The report

19 votes · 58 replies

Reported on Windows by 23 people (from the report and 62 replies).

“P: LrC v15.5 on Windows Assisted Culling triggers crash and memory leaks”

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Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed September 29, 2026. The title and rating are ours; the report is the reporter’s. Not affiliated with Adobe.