What is CVE-2023-21589?

CVE-2023-21589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-21589?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Indesign

CVE-2023-21589

Adobe InDesign version 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (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 i…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Indesign — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-07.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21589?: CVE-2023-21589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-21589?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.