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High Severity Vulnerability

This vulnerability has been rated as High severity. Immediate action is recommended.

CVE-2026-27238

High
Low Medium High Critical
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Last Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CWE: CWE-122

Vulnerability Description

InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 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.

CVSS Metrics

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Vector String:

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
L
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
R
Scope
U
Confidentiality
H
Integrity
H
Availability
H

Known Affected Software

73 configuration(s) from 1 vendor(s)

indesign
Version:
18.5.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
9.3.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.5.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
7.5.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
21.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
16.4.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
8.0.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.5
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
8.1.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
15.1.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:15.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
11.3.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.5.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
12.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
9.2.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
11.4.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
6.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.0.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
16.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
17.4.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:17.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
11.4.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.5.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
12.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
16.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.5.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
7.0.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.5
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.5.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
9.2.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
7.5.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
14.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
15.1.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:15.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
16.3.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:16.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
5.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.5
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
7.0.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
21.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.5.5
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
7.5.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
9.1.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
11.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
11.1.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
9.2.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
11.2.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
17.4.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:17.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
17.2.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:17.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
13.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
3.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
16.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
21.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:21.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
5.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
13.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
3.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.3
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
19.5.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:19.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
4.0.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
20.5.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:20.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
18.5.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:18.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
5.0.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
13.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
7.0.4
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
17.0
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
indesign
Version:
8.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
This vulnerability affects 73 software configuration(s). Ensure you patch all affected systems.

References & Resources

Severity Details

7.8
out of 10.0
High

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Description
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().
Exploit Likelihood
High
Typical Severity
High
Abstraction Level
Variant
View CWE Details on MITRE

Key Information

Published Date
April 14, 2026

External Resources

NIST
NIST NVD
National Vulnerability Database
MT
MITRE CVE
Official CVE record