CVE-2025-30301
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows attackers to cause denial-of-service by crashing the application. Users who open malicious files are affected. This requires user interaction to exploit.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Framemaker
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Application crashes when processing a malicious file, causing loss of unsaved work and temporary unavailability of the software.
Likely Case
Targeted attacks against specific users to disrupt their work by sending crafted files that crash Framemaker.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if users avoid opening untrusted files and patches are applied promptly.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No authentication required beyond file access.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to versions after 2020.8 and 2022.6 as specified in Adobe advisory
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 latest version. 4. Restart application after update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure system to prevent opening untrusted .fm files
Application sandboxing
allRun Framemaker in restricted/sandboxed environment
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to restrict which files Framemaker can open
- Train users to never open untrusted .fm files from unknown sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Framemaker version in Help > About. If version is 2020.8 or earlier, or 2022.6 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check Help > About in Framemaker GUI. No direct command-line version check available.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated beyond affected versions (2020.8 for 2020 branch, 2022.6 for 2022 branch).📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crash logs from Framemaker
- Windows Event Logs showing application failures
Network Indicators:
- Unusual file transfers of .fm files to targeted users
SIEM Query:
source="*framemaker*" AND (event_type="crash" OR severity="critical")