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TI-2023-08009 Aliases CVE-2023-21619GHSA-xj9j-2r34-w42m

Adobe FrameMaker Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority LOW 34CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

FrameMaker 2020 Update 4 (and earlier), 2022 (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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeFrameMakerup to 2020u4; up to 2022; up to None—No fix listedCNA
  • FrameMaker VendorAdobe Affected up to 2020u4; up to 2022; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2020.0.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2022VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2020.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2022 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-21619
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj9j-2r34-w42m

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-04162 Adobe FrameMaker Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Could Lead To Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-03255 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Framemaker CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03250 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Framemaker CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-03246 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Framemaker CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-07723 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Framemaker CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-07722 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Framemaker CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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