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CVE-2025-24452: Adobe InDesign Desktop · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Adobe InDesign DesktopSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Adobe InDesign DesktopAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official patch is released, organizations should implement several specific mitigations: 1) Educate users to avoid opening InDesign files from untrusted or unknown sources, emphasizing the risk of malicious documents. 2) Employ application whitelisting and restrict execution of InDesign to authorized users and environments. 3) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to monitor for anomalous behaviors related to InDesign processes, such as unexpected memory writes or code injections. 4) Isolate systems used for handling external InDesign files from critical network segments to limit potential lateral movement. 5) Regularly back up critical data to enable recovery in case of compromise. 6) Monitor threat intelligence sources for updates on exploit availability and patches from Adobe, applying updates promptly once available. 7) Consider sandboxing or opening suspicious files in virtualized environments to observe behavior without risking production systems.

Description

InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2 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.

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