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CVE-2022-30665· NVD / CVE Program· CNA adobe

Adobe InDesign Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe InDesign versions 17.2.1 (and earlier) and 16.4.1 (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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jun 16, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
2.1% · 81th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · adobe
7.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
adobeindesign
applemacos
microsoftwindows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe indesignup to 16.4.1 inclusive
  • adobe indesign17.2.0 and later · up to 17.2.1 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Adobe InDesign

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 16.4.1affected
    • unspecified and later · up to and including 17.2.1affected
    • unspecified and later · up to and including Noneaffected

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-7107Adobe InDesign versions 14.0.1 and below have an unsafe hyperlink processing vulnerability.
    48Plan
  • CVE-2017-11302An issue was discovered in Adobe InDesign 12.1.0 and earlier versions.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2016-7886Adobe InDesign version 11.4.1 and earlier, Adobe InDesign Server 11.0.0 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2021-21099Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2021-21098Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2021-36004Adobe InDesign CoolType out of bounds write vulnerability could lead to arbitrary stack manipulation
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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