CVE-2025-30295
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Framemaker who open untrusted documents, potentially leading to full system compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Framemaker
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system takeover with the current user's privileges, allowing data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Malicious actors send phishing emails with crafted Framemaker files, leading to malware installation or credential theft when opened.
If Mitigated
With proper security controls, the impact is limited to isolated incidents on patched systems with restricted user privileges.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious file). No public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2020.9 and 2022.7
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb25-33.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Framemaker. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install updates. 4. Restart the application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict File Opening
allConfigure application control policies to block execution of untrusted Framemaker files.
User Awareness Training
allTrain users not to open Framemaker files from untrusted sources.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block Framemaker execution entirely.
- Use sandboxing solutions to isolate Framemaker when opening untrusted files.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Framemaker version via Help > About Framemaker. If version is 2020.8 or earlier, or 2022.6 or earlier, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Framemaker\Version. On macOS: Check /Applications/Adobe Framemaker/Contents/Info.plist for CFBundleVersion.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 2020.9 or later for 2020 branch, or 2022.7 or later for 2022 branch.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected Framemaker crashes
- Process creation from Framemaker with unusual command lines
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Framemaker process to unknown IPs
SIEM Query:
source="*framemaker*" AND (event_type="crash" OR process_name="cmd.exe" OR process_name="powershell.exe")