Out-of-bounds memory access could lead to code execution

published 2020-09-10 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-30509

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.7%; EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits: 0; none known

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in InDesign 15.1.1 (and earlier versions). Insecure handling of a malicious indd file could be abused to cause an out-of-bounds memory access, potentially resulting in code execution in the context of the current user.

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Exploit prediction

2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Adobe InDesign

Classification

Weakness

CWE-788 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/indesign/apsb20-52.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-9729
NVD CVE-2020-9729

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