CVE-2025-54228
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 · uneditedInDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. 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 confidenceAdobe InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file.
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< 19.5.5>= 20.0, < 20.5CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed InDesign version on WindowsOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, locate Adobe InDesign in the list, and note the version number shown in the Version columnAffected if The version listed is earlier than 19.5.5, or is 20.0 through 20.4.x
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Check installed InDesign version on macOSOpen Finder > Applications > Adobe InDesign, click on the application, then use File > Get Info (or press Cmd+I) to view the version numberAffected if The version shown is earlier than 19.5.5, or is 20.0 through 20.4.x
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Check InDesign version from within the applicationLaunch InDesign, then go to Help > About Adobe InDesign. The version number displayed in the About window is your installed versionAffected if The About window shows a version earlier than 19.5.5, or shows 20.0 through 20.4.x
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Verify the specific vulnerable version rangeCompare your identified version against the affected ranges: versions 19.x below 19.5.5, and versions 20.0 through 20.4.x are vulnerable. Versions 19.5.5 and later, and 20.5 and later are not affectedAffected if Your version falls within 19.0 to 19.5.4, or within 20.0 to 20.4.x
You are affected if InDesign Desktop is installed with a version lower than 19.5.5, or with a version in the 20.0 to 20.4.x range.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped19.5.520.5
Update InDesign to the latest patched version available from Adobe. Until patched, avoid opening untrusted .indd files from unknown sources.
Adobe InDesign 20.5 or later (or 19.5.5 or later for the legacy 19.x branch)
- 1. Close Adobe InDesign if currently running
- 2. Navigate to the official Adobe website and download Adobe InDesign version 20.5 or later (or version 19.5.5 or later for the 19.x branch)
- 3. Run the Adobe InDesign installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation
- 4. After installation completes, restart your computer to ensure all components are properly updated
- 5. Launch Adobe InDesign and verify the version number matches the updated release (20.5.x or 19.5.5)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-54228 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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