CVE-2021-39820 json
Adobe InDesign Memory Corruption Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
published 2022-06-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-26177
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.6%
- EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Adobe InDesign versions 16.3 (and earlier), and 16.3.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious TIFF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
3.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Adobe InDesign
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/indesign/apsb21-73.html
vendor-advisory, release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-39820
- NVD CVE-2021-39820
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