CVE-2025-54282: 
Adobe Framemaker vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.9, 2022.7 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54282. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 14, 2025, and could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to open a malicious file (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH). The attack vector is Local (L), with Low attack complexity (L), requiring No privileges (N), and User interaction (R). The scope is Unchanged (U), with High impact on Confidentiality (H), Integrity (H), and Availability (H). The complete vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative privileges, an attacker could potentially install programs, view or modify data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Users with fewer system privileges may be less impacted than those operating with administrative rights (CIS Advisory).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to versions newer than Adobe FrameMaker 2020.9 and 2022.7. Organizations should apply the stable channel update provided by Adobe to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing (CIS Advisory).