InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application or disrupt its functionality. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe indesign Desktop
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe indesign Desktop

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application or disrupt its functionality. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Title InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-14T19:41:12.307Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T22:02:41.394Z

Link: CVE-2026-27285

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T19:41:08.690Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-04-14T17:16:48.200

Modified: 2026-04-15T16:14:07.857

Link: CVE-2026-27285

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T15:30:06Z

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