CVE-2025-54268
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-54268 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Bridge that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users running Bridge versions 14.1.8, 15.1.1 and earlier. Successful exploitation requires user interaction through opening a specially crafted file.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Bridge
📦 What is this software?
Bridge by Adobe
Bridge by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with attacker gaining the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation or malware execution on the affected system, potentially leading to credential harvesting or lateral movement within the network.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper application sandboxing and user privilege restrictions, potentially resulting in application crash rather than code execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and heap manipulation skills. No public exploits known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Bridge 14.1.9 and Bridge 15.1.2
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb25-96.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to 'Apps' tab. 3. Find Adobe Bridge and click 'Update'. 4. Restart Bridge after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable automatic file opening
allConfigure Bridge to not automatically open files or use safe mode when handling untrusted files
Restrict file types
windowsUse group policy or application restrictions to block Bridge from opening suspicious file types
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user privileges to standard user accounts (not administrator)
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Bridge version in Help > About Adobe Bridge. If version is 14.1.8, 15.1.1 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: wmic product where "name like 'Adobe Bridge%'" get version
On macOS: /Applications/Adobe\ Bridge/Adobe\ Bridge.app/Contents/Info.plist | grep -A1 CFBundleShortVersionStringVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Bridge version is 14.1.9 or 15.1.2 or later in Help > About Adobe Bridge.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes in Bridge with heap-related error codes
- Unusual file opening events in Bridge logs
- Process creation from Bridge with suspicious command lines
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Bridge process to unknown IPs following file opening
- DNS requests for suspicious domains from Bridge
SIEM Query:
source="*bridge*" AND (event_type="crash" OR process_name="bridge.exe" AND parent_process!="explorer.exe")