CVE-2025-54281
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs
Summary
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.9, 2022.7 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as a victim must open a malicious file.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious code, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft.
Recommendation
Update Adobe Framemaker to the latest available version and avoid opening files from untrusted sources.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Framemaker
See all- CVE-2026-27301Medium
Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information stored in memory. Exploitation requires user interaction – a victim must open a malicious file.
- CVE-2026-27300Medium
Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation requires user interaction – a victim must open a malicious file.
- CVE-2026-27299Medium
Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive files or data on the system. Exploitation requires user interaction – a victim must open a malicious file.
- CVE-2025-54282High
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.9, 2022.7 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 requires user interaction, as a victim must open a malicious file.
Original NVD description (English source)
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.9, 2022.7 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS