Adobe InDesign PCX File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2022-09-16 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-41000

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

Adobe InDesign versions 16.4.2 (and earlier) and 17.3 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-04-23)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% 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

Affected products

Adobe InDesign

Classification

Weakness

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/indesign/apsb22-50.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-38415
NVD CVE-2022-38415

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