Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.3/20.2 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.3/20.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43558. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.3/20.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

InDesign Desktop versions ID20.2, ID19.5.3 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.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43558 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238055 (Adobe InDesign < 19.5.4 / 20.0 < 20.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-53) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238055) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-17698). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 238055
Nessus Name: Adobe InDesign < 19.5.4 / 20.0 < 20.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-53) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
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06/17/2025 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-53
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311909
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2025 19:02
Updated: 06/17/2025 04:25
Changes: 06/10/2025 19:02 (64), 06/11/2025 08:22 (1), 06/11/2025 10:28 (2), 06/17/2025 04:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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