CVE-2025-54226
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54226. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on August 12, 2025, affecting Adobe InDesign software (Adobe Security, NVD Details).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Use After Free (CWE-416) issue that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD Details).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing an attacker to gain control over the affected system (NVD Details).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in their security update. Users are advised to update to the latest version of InDesign Desktop that includes the security fix (Adobe Security).

Additional resources


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