CVE-2025-47134
📋 TL;DR
Adobe InDesign versions 19.5.3 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious file. This affects all users running vulnerable versions of InDesign on their desktops.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe InDesign
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ 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.
Likely Case
Malware installation, data theft, or ransomware deployment through malicious document files.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if user doesn't open untrusted files and system has application sandboxing.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and heap manipulation skills.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 19.5.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-60.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe InDesign
2. Go to Help > Updates
3. Install available updates
4. Restart InDesign after installation
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure system policies to prevent opening of untrusted InDesign files
Application sandboxing
allRun InDesign in restricted/sandboxed environment
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block execution of malicious code
- Use email/web gateways to block suspicious InDesign files
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check InDesign version in Help > About InDesignCheck Version:
Not applicable - check via application GUIVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 19.5.4 or higher in Help > About InDesign📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected InDesign crashes
- Suspicious child processes spawned from InDesign
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from InDesign to unknown IPs
SIEM Query:
Process creation where parent_process contains 'indesign' and (process contains 'cmd' or process contains 'powershell')