InDesign Desktop | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. 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 ID19.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- InDesign Desktop VendorAdobe Affected up to ID19.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
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/apsb25-19.html
9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-20035 InDesign Desktop | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-20034 InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-20032 InDesign Desktop | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)Priority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v63-9rgj-4j4x
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-2025-27176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-27176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v63-9rgj-4j4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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