InDesign Desktop versions 21.0, 19.5.5 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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.
History

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description InDesign Desktop versions 21.0, 19.5.5 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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.
Title InDesign Desktop | Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824)
Weaknesses CWE-824
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-13T19:05:10.210Z

Reserved: 2025-12-12T22:01:18.188Z

Link: CVE-2026-21275

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-13T19:05:03.635Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-13T19:16:25.030

Modified: 2026-01-13T19:16:25.030

Link: CVE-2026-21275

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