CVE-2022-30660
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe InDesign versions 17.2.1 (and earlier) and 16.4.1 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-30660. The vulnerability was disclosed in June 2022 and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787). It has received a CVSS v3.0 base score of 7.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, and a CVSS v2.0 base score of 9.3 with the vector string (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This means an attacker could potentially execute malicious code with the same privileges as the user running the Adobe InDesign application (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in versions after 17.2.1 and 16.4.1. Users are advised to update their Adobe InDesign installations to the latest version to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Advisory).

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