High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-42731
CVE-2021-42731
Description
Adobe InDesign versions 16.4 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.
Affected products
3<=16.4+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <=16.4
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=16.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb21-107.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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