CVE-2023-21593

Published: Feb 17, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

Description

Adobe InDesign versions ID18.1 (and earlier) and ID17.4 (and earlier) are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected (3)

Products: Adobe: Indesign

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Indesign	From 17.0 to 17.4
Adobe Indesign	Version 18.0
Adobe Indesign	Version 18.1

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Apple Macos	All versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (2)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-12.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

Vendor Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-12.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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