CVE-2025-54214
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe InDesign that could allow attackers to read sensitive memory contents. Affected users are those running vulnerable versions of InDesign Desktop who open malicious files. The vulnerability requires user interaction through opening a crafted document.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe InDesign Desktop
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Disclosure of sensitive memory contents including passwords, encryption keys, or other application data from InDesign's memory space
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure from InDesign's memory, potentially revealing document content or application state
If Mitigated
No impact if users don't open untrusted files or have patched versions
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to open a malicious InDesign file; no known public exploits as of advisory date
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to InDesign 20.5 or 19.5.5 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb25-79.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application 2. Navigate to 'Apps' tab 3. Find InDesign and click 'Update' 4. Alternatively, download from Adobe website
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure InDesign to only open trusted files or implement application control
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of InDesign
- Educate users to never open InDesign files from untrusted sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check InDesign version via Help > About InDesignCheck Version:
On Windows: wmic product where name="Adobe InDesign" get version; On macOS: /Applications/Adobe\ InDesign\ */Adobe\ InDesign.app/Contents/Info.plist | grep -A1 CFBundleShortVersionStringVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 20.5 or higher, or 19.5.5 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes of InDesign
- Unusual file access patterns in InDesign
Network Indicators:
- Downloads of InDesign files from untrusted sources
SIEM Query:
source="*indesign*" AND (event_type="crash" OR file_operation="open") AND file_extension="indd"