InDesign Desktop | Use After Free (CWE-416)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-27283
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-14 17:16:47 UTC
Updated2026-04-16 15:35:29 UTC
DescriptionInDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000330000 probability, percentile 0.093470000 (date 2026-04-15)

Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 Use After Free (CWE-416)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Indesign All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Adobe InDesign Desktop affected 21.2 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html [email protected] helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
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