CVE-2025-54238
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 · uneditedDimension versions 4.1.3 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 confidenceDimension versions 4.1.3 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability during file parsing. When a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, the application reads memory outside allocated buffer boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive heap or stack data to an attacker.
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< 4.1.4CVSS 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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Confirm Adobe Dimension installationOn Windows, check Registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Dimension or look in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Dimension. On macOS, check /Applications/Adobe Dimension or ~/Applications/Adobe Dimension.Affected if Adobe Dimension is not installed on the system
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Retrieve installed Dimension versionOn Windows, open the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Dimension\Version and read the value, or right-click the executable in Program Files and view Properties > Details. On macOS, right-click Adobe Dimension.app > Get Info and view the Version field.Affected if The retrieved version is 4.1.3 or earlier, or the version field shows nothing (indicating an install older than 4.1.4)
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Compare version against CVE rangeCompare the installed version number to the affected range: any version less than 4.1.4 is vulnerable. Version 4.1.4 and later are patched.Affected if The installed version is less than 4.1.4 (for example, 4.1.3, 4.1.2, 4.0, etc.)
The environment is affected if Adobe Dimension version 4.1.3 or earlier is installed and the file parsing feature would be used to open user-supplied files.
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 · scoped4.1.4
Update Dimension to a version newer than 4.1.3 when a patch becomes available. Until then, exercise caution and avoid opening files from untrusted sources.
Adobe Dimension 4.1.4
- Upgrade Adobe Dimension to version 4.1.4 or later
- Verify the installed version by navigating to Adobe Dimension > About Adobe Dimension
- Ensure the upgrade is performed from the official Adobe website or Creative Cloud desktop application
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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-54238 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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