CVE-2025-61844
📋 TL;DR
Format Plugins versions 1.1.1 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow attackers to read sensitive information from memory. Users who open malicious files with affected software could have their memory contents exposed. This affects all users of Format Plugins 1.1.1 and earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- Format Plugins
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could read sensitive information like passwords, encryption keys, or other confidential data from memory, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Likely Case
Limited memory disclosure of adjacent data structures, potentially exposing some application data or system information.
If Mitigated
With proper controls, only non-sensitive memory regions might be exposed, limiting the impact to application-specific data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) and knowledge of memory layout.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/formatplugins/apsb25-114.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Visit the vendor advisory page
2. Download the latest version (1.1.2 or later)
3. Install the update following vendor instructions
4. Restart affected applications
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable automatic file processing
allConfigure applications to not automatically open files with Format Plugins
Restrict file sources
allOnly open files from trusted sources and avoid unknown file attachments
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of vulnerable plugins
- Use network segmentation to isolate systems with vulnerable software
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the Format Plugins version in application settings or plugin managerCheck Version:
Check application plugin manager or about dialogVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 1.1.2 or later after update📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes when processing files
- Unusual memory access patterns in application logs
Network Indicators:
- File downloads from untrusted sources followed by application crashes
SIEM Query:
Application:FormatPlugins AND (EventID:1000 OR EventID:1001) AND Version:<1.1.2