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IndesignApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-24452

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 19.5.3 / 20.2 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2 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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Adobe InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted malicious InDesign file. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening the file) and executes in the context of the current user.

MitigationUpdate InDesign to the latest patched version released by Adobe. Avoid opening InDesign files from untrusted or unknown sources, and disable automatic file opening in the application settings as a defense-in-depth measure.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
IndesignApplication
Affected:< 19.5.3>= 20.0, < 20.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed InDesign version on Windows
    Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\InDesign\InstallVersion, or right-click the InDesign executable in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign [version]\ID.exe and select Properties > Details to view the File Version.
    Affected if The version shown is earlier than 19.5.3, or falls between 20.0 and 20.1 inclusive.
  2. Check installed InDesign version on macOS
    Open Finder, go to /Applications/Adobe InDesign [version], right-click the Adobe InDesign app, select Get Info, and check the version number under Name & Version.
    Affected if The version shown is earlier than 19.5.3, or falls between 20.0 and 20.1 inclusive.
  3. Verify InDesign version via Help menu
    Launch InDesign, go to Help > About InDesign (or Adobe InDesign on Mac), and read the version number displayed in the splash screen or dialog box.
    Affected if The version displayed is earlier than 19.5.3, or falls between 20.0 and 20.1 inclusive.
  4. Check Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app
    Open the Adobe Creative Cloud app, go to the Updates or Products section, locate Adobe InDesign in the list, and note the installed version or available update version.
    Affected if The listed version is earlier than 19.5.3, or shows version 20.0 or 20.1.

You are affected if your installed InDesign version is 19.5.2 or earlier, OR version 20.0 or 20.1; you are NOT affected if running version 19.5.3 or later, or version 20.2 or later.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 19.5.3 / 20.2 or later
Fixed in 19.5.320.2
Interim mitigation

Update InDesign to the latest patched version released by Adobe. Avoid opening InDesign files from untrusted or unknown sources, and disable automatic file opening in the application settings as a defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

InDesign 19.5.3 or later for the 19.x line; InDesign 20.2 or later for the 20.x line

  1. 1. Determine current InDesign version by opening InDesign and navigating to Help > About InDesign
  2. 2. If version is < 19.5.3 (e.g., 19.x series or earlier), upgrade to version 19.5.3 or later
  3. 3. If version is >= 20.0 and < 20.2 (i.e., 20.0 or 20.1), upgrade to version 20.2 or later
  4. 4. Download the fixed version from the official Adobe website or Creative Cloud desktop application
  5. 5. Install the update and restart InDesign
  6. 6. Verify the installed version matches the fixed release (19.5.3+ or 20.2+)
Caveat Adobe minor version updates typically include backward-compatible changes; however, always test critical workflows after upgrading major versions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Indesign Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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