Adobe InDesign <=21.2 Heap Buffer Overflow DoS
CVE-2026-27285 Published on April 14, 2026
InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application or disrupt its functionality. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-27285 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2026-27285
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Affected Versions
Adobe InDesign Desktop:- Before and including 21.2 is affected.