Medium severity · published Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-27285
InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application or disrupt its functionality. 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:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ID
InDesign Desktop · Adobe
through 21.2; through 20.5.2 · source: vendor
IN
Indesign · Adobe
before 20.5.3; 21.0 before 21.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27285
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html
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