High severity · published Jun 10, 2025
CVE-2025-43590
InDesign Desktop versions ID20.2, ID19.5.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
InDesign Desktop versions ID20.2, ID19.5.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
Indesign · Adobe
before 19.5.4; 20.0 before 20.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43590
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43590
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-53.html
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