CVE-2025-47129
📋 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 complete 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 users open malicious documents from untrusted sources.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if users only open trusted documents and have proper endpoint protection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Framemaker 2020.9 or 2022.7
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb25-66.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 file opening
allConfigure application control to block opening of untrusted Framemaker files
User awareness training
allTrain users to only open Framemaker files from trusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block execution of malicious payloads
- Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) to monitor for suspicious Framemaker process behavior
🔍 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: Check Help > About Adobe Framemaker. On macOS: Adobe Framemaker > About Adobe FramemakerVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 2020.9 or higher for 2020 branch, or 2022.7 or higher for 2022 branch.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected Framemaker crashes
- Suspicious child processes spawned from Framemaker
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Framemaker process to unknown IPs
SIEM Query:
process_name:"framemaker.exe" AND (event_type:process_creation OR event_type:crash)