CVE-2025-47107
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-47107 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe InCopy that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of InCopy versions 20.2, 19.5.3 and earlier. Successful exploitation requires user interaction through opening a specially crafted file.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe InCopy
📦 What is this software?
Incopy by Adobe
Incopy by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with attacker gaining full control of the victim's computer in the context of the logged-in user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or lateral movement.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation leading to malware installation, data exfiltration, or persistence mechanisms being established on the affected system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to user awareness training preventing malicious file opens, or application sandboxing containing the exploit.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code available at this time according to Adobe advisory.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to InCopy version 20.3 or later, or 19.5.4 or later for older versions
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/incopy/apsb25-41.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe InCopy. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install available updates. 4. Restart InCopy after installation completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure application control policies to restrict opening of untrusted InCopy files
User awareness training
allTrain users to avoid opening InCopy files from untrusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block execution of vulnerable InCopy versions
- Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for suspicious file opening behavior
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check InCopy version via Help > About InCopy. If version is 20.2, 19.5.3 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Not applicable - check via application GUI Help > About InCopyVerify Fix Applied:
Verify InCopy version is 20.3 or later, or 19.5.4 or later for older versions via Help > About InCopy.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected InCopy crashes
- Suspicious file opening events from unusual sources
- Process creation anomalies following InCopy execution
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from InCopy process to suspicious domains/IPs following file open
SIEM Query:
Process:InCopy.exe AND (EventID:1000 OR EventID:1001) OR FileOpen from suspicious location