Buffer overflow in Adobe Indesign

CVE-2022-28852

Adobe InDesign versions 16.4.2 (and earlier) and 17.3 (and earlier) are affected by 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-28852: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28852?
CVE-2022-28852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-28852?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.