Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.3 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.3. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-43592. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.3. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

InDesign Desktop versions 19.5.3 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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 for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43592 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241584 (Adobe InDesign < 19.5.4 / 20.0 < 20.4.0 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-60) (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 (241584) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-20743). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 241584
Nessus Name: Adobe InDesign < 19.5.4 / 20.0 < 20.4.0 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-60) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/09/2025 +84 days Advisory disclosed
07/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-60
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43592 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43592
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315636
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2025 05:33
Updated: 07/10/2025 09:30
Changes: 07/09/2025 05:33 (63), 07/10/2025 04:40 (1), 07/10/2025 09:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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