Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.9/2022.7 File heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.9/2022.7. This affects an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-54282. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.9/2022.7 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.9, 2022.7 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54282 since 07/17/2025. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270356 (Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.10 (2020.0.10) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.8 (2022.0.8) Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB25-101)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (270356). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 270356
Nessus Name: Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.10 (2020.0.10) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.8 (2022.0.8) Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB25-101)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2025 CVE reserved
10/15/2025 +90 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/19/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-101
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54282 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328523

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2025 03:33
Updated: 10/19/2025 01:18
Changes: 10/15/2025 03:33 (64), 10/19/2025 01:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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