InDesign Desktop | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
InDesign Desktop versions ID20.0, ID19.5.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | InDesign Desktop | up to ID19.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- InDesign Desktop VendorAdobe Affected up to ID19.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 19.5.2 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 19.5.2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe InDesign Desktop — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-01.html
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-15130 InDesign Desktop | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-15129 InDesign Desktop | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-15110 InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)Priority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w484-vhrp-5qfc
References
More Adobe Indesign vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05027 Adobe InDesign versions 14.0.1 and below have an unsafe hyperlink processing… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08345 Memory corruption in Adobe InDesign 12.1.0 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06630 Memory corruption in Adobe InDesign 11.4.1 and earlier, InDesign Server 11.0.0 and earlier CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04203 Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04202 Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-07817 Out-of-bounds memory access could lead to code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-21124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-21124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w484-vhrp-5qfc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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