Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.8/2022.6 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.8/2022.6. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-47131. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.8/2022.6. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-47131 since 04/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/10/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241575 (Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.9 (2020.0.9) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.7 (2022.0.7) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-66)), 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 (241575) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-20719). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Framemaker

Version

• 2020.0
• 2020.1
• 2020.2
• 2020.3
• 2020.4
• 2020.5
• 2020.6
• 2020.7
• 2020.8
• 2022.0
• 2022.1
• 2022.2
• 2022.3
• 2022.4
• 2022.5
• 2022.6

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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CVSSv3info

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (adobe): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 241575
Nessus Name: Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.9 (2020.0.9) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.7 (2022.0.7) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-66)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/30/2025 CVE reserved
07/09/2025 +70 days Advisory disclosed
07/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-66
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-47131 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-47131
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315621
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2025 05:29
Updated: 07/10/2025 01:30
Changes: 07/09/2025 05:29 (63), 07/09/2025 06:53 (2), 07/10/2025 01:30 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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