Security incident · CVE-2026-21275
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
Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 27, 2026 · Adobe InDesign Desktop
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21275. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Adobe InDesign Desktop is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.26%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Adobe InDesign Desktop 0 ≤19.5.5
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.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Adobe InDesign Desktop 0 ≤19.5.50 ≤19.5.5
How to fix CVE-2026-21275
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 ≤19.5.5
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21275. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Adobe InDesign Desktop is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Adobe InDesign Desktop 0 ≤19.5.5 0 ≤19.5.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Aug 27, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21275
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-21275
30-day exploitation probability 0.26%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2054
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
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
- FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
- EUVDOct 29, 2026