CVE catalog

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 context of the current user. Exploita

[CVE catalog]

Severity
High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.18% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
CpeindesignNot reported20.5.3fixed
CpeindesignNot reported21.3fixed
CpeindesignNot reported21.3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
CpeindesigncpeNot reported20.5.3Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
CpeindesigncpeNot reported21.3Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
CpeindesigncpeNot reported21.3Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-27238Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

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