CVE-2025-30304
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution 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
Full system compromise with attacker gaining the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or lateral movement.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation or malware installation when a user opens a crafted malicious document from an untrusted source.
If Mitigated
No impact if users only open trusted documents and systems are properly segmented with application control.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction to open a malicious file. No public exploit code is currently available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Framemaker 2020.9 or 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 latest version. 4. Restart Framemaker after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict document opening
allConfigure application control to block opening of untrusted Framemaker documents
User awareness training
allTrain users to only open Framemaker documents from trusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block Framemaker execution
- Use sandboxing solutions to isolate Framemaker when opening untrusted documents
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Framemaker version via Help > About Adobe Framemaker. If version is 2020.8 or earlier, or 2022.6 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: wmic product where name="Adobe Framemaker" get version
On macOS: /Applications/Adobe\ Framemaker\ 2022/Adobe\ Framemaker\ 2022.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe\ Framemaker\ 2022 --versionVerify 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
- Suspicious child processes spawned from Framemaker
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Framemaker to unknown IPs
SIEM Query:
process_name:"framemaker.exe" AND (event_id:1 OR parent_process_name:"framemaker.exe")