InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 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.

The version of Adobe InDesign installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 19.5.5, 20.5.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB25-79 advisory.

  - Use After Free (CWE-416) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54224, CVE-2025-54225,     CVE-2025-54226)

  - Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54206,     CVE-2025-54208, CVE-2025-54210, CVE-2025-54213)

  - Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54207)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54209,     CVE-2025-54211, CVE-2025-54212)

  - Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Memory leak (CVE-2025-54214, CVE-2025-54227,     CVE-2025-54228)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Adobe InDesign installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 19.5.5, 20.5.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB25-79 advisory.

  - Use After Free (CWE-416) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54224, CVE-2025-54225,     CVE-2025-54226)

  - Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54206,     CVE-2025-54208, CVE-2025-54210, CVE-2025-54213)

  - Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54207)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54209,     CVE-2025-54211, CVE-2025-54212)

  - Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Memory leak (CVE-2025-54214, CVE-2025-54227,     CVE-2025-54228)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
249102	Adobe InDesign < 19.5.5 / 20.0 < 20.5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-79) (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
249101	Adobe InDesign < 19.5.5 / 20.0 < 20.5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-79)	Nessus	Windows	high

Detections

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CVE-2025-54212

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Tenable Plugins

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