7.8

CVE-2025-54226: adobe indesign Use After Free

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 12-08-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-54226 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe indesign. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.31% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links