CVE-2026-21358
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Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Adobe InDesign Causes DoS

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-21358, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-02-10

Last updated on: 2026-02-11

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

InDesign Desktop versions 21.1, 20.5.1 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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Published
2026-02-10
Last Modified
2026-02-11
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-02-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
adobe indesign to 20.5.2 (exc)
adobe indesign From 21.0 (inc) to 21.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-122 A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow found in Adobe InDesign Desktop versions 21.1, 20.5.1, and earlier. It occurs when the application processes certain data, leading to memory corruption.

An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious file, which then causes the application to crash.

Impact Analysis

Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in a denial-of-service condition by crashing the Adobe InDesign application.

This disruption can affect productivity and availability of services relying on the application.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, avoid opening malicious files in affected versions of Adobe InDesign Desktop (versions 21.1, 20.5.1 and earlier). Since exploitation requires user interaction by opening a malicious file, educating users to not open untrusted files can reduce risk.

Additionally, consider updating Adobe InDesign Desktop to a version later than 21.1 or 20.5.1 once a patch is available to address the heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

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