CVE-2026-27291 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

InDesign Desktop

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 21.2

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html

History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.
Title		InDesign Desktop \| Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Weaknesses		CWE-787
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-04-14T16:45:50.319Z

Updated: 2026-04-14T19:39:43.006Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T22:02:41.395Z

Link: CVE-2026-27291

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T19:39:38.994Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-14T17:16:48.507

Modified: 2026-04-14T17:16:48.507

Link: CVE-2026-27291

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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