Wiz
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-54223

CVE-2025-54223: 
Adobe InCopy vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe InCopy versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability that was disclosed on August 12, 2025. The vulnerability affects both Windows and macOS operating systems running Adobe InCopy software (Adobe Advisory, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use After Free (CWE-416) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). The attack vector is Local (AV:L), with Low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring No privileges (PR:N) but needs User interaction (UI:R). The scope is Unchanged (S:U) with High impact on Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD, Adobe Advisory).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The impact is considered high across all three security metrics: confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to versions newer than InCopy 20.4 or 19.5.4. The vulnerability affects two version tracks: versions up to (excluding) 19.5.5 and versions from (including) 20.0 up to (excluding) 20.5 (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

Related Adobe InCopy vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2026-21281HIGH7.8
  • Adobe InCopyAdobe InCopy
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy
NoYesJan 13, 2026
CVE-2025-61818HIGH7.8
  • Adobe InCopyAdobe InCopy
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy
NoYesNov 11, 2025
CVE-2025-61817HIGH7.8
  • Adobe InCopyAdobe InCopy
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy
NoYesNov 11, 2025
CVE-2025-61816HIGH7.8
  • Adobe InCopyAdobe InCopy
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy
NoYesNov 11, 2025
CVE-2025-54223HIGH7.8
  • Adobe InCopyAdobe InCopy
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy
NoYesAug 12, 2025

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Additional Wiz resources

Cloud Vulnerability DB

Cloud Vulnerability DB

A community-led vulnerabilities database

Cloud Threat Landscape

Cloud Threat Landscape

A threat intelligence database

PEACH

PEACH

A tenant isolation framework

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management
Get a demo