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CVE-2026-27238Patch(adobe / indesign)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch adobe indesign systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-122

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • indesign
  • macos
  • windows

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-04-14); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
adobeapplemicrosoft
Products
indesignmacoswindows

1 version affected across 3 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-14: 1Mentions · 2026-04-19: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-14: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-14: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-19: 104-1404-19
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
150.0%
Disclosure
150.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-141
Patch1
2026-04-191
Disclosure1
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-27238 InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the con… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27238

    Post summary

    The post notes a heap‑based buffer overflow in Adobe InDesign Desktop (CVE‑2026‑27238) that could enable arbitrary code execution, but it provides no PoC, exploit code, active exploitation, patch, or false‑positive claim.

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  • dbugs@ptdbugs
    Patch

    InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVE: CVE-2026-27238 PT ID: PT-2026-32698 Vendor: Adobe Product: InDesign Desktop CVSS: 7.8 Credits: n/a Description: InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. References: • https://dbugs.ptsecurity.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27238 • https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html #dbugs_vuln

    Post summary

    The advisory notes a heap buffer overflow in Adobe InDesign Desktop that allows arbitrary code execution but requires user interaction, and it points to a vendor security page containing patch information.

    0000065
    797 followersView on X
CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appadobeindesign---
OSapplemacos---
OSmicrosoftwindows---

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