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CVE-2025-54221VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-54221: Adobe InCopy · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Adobe InCopySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 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 16% 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 12 Aug 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Adobe InCopyAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official patch is released by Adobe, organizations should implement strict file handling policies, including disabling the automatic opening of InCopy files from untrusted sources. Employ email and endpoint security solutions to detect and block malicious files. Educate users about the risks of opening unsolicited or suspicious InCopy documents. Use application whitelisting and sandboxing to limit the impact of potential exploitation. Monitor systems for unusual behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. Once Adobe releases a patch, prioritize immediate deployment across all affected systems. Additionally, maintain regular backups of critical data to enable recovery in case of compromise. Consider network segmentation to isolate systems running Adobe InCopy from sensitive environments.

Description

InCopy versions 20.4, 19.5.4 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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