Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2020 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2020-9731Out-of-bounds memory access could lead to code execution

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in InDesign from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 11.3% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)11.3%top 4.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in InDesign 15.1.1 (and earlier versions). Insecure handling of a malicious indd file could be abused to cause an out-of-bounds memory access, potentially resulting in code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe InDesign unspecified – through 15.1.1unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-788 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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