Format Plugins | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Priority LOW 36CWE-122Published · 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Format Plugins is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Format Plugins (Adobe): 2026.07
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Format Plugins (Adobe) Fixed in 2026.07
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48372
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jvm-8c9r-4h98
References
More Adobe Format Plugins vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35698 Format Plugins | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-35697 Format Plugins | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38227 Format Plugins | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38226 Format Plugins | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38225 Format Plugins | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38233 Format Plugins | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-48372 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48372 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5jvm-8c9r-4h98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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