CVE-2025-30319

Application crash via crafted-file null dereference

Published May 13, 2025 · Updated May 13, 2025

NULL pointer dereference in Adobe InDesign ID19.5.2 and earlier and ID20.2 and earlier allows attackers to crash via a malicious file. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, code path, or operation that dereferences the null pointer while processing the crafted document. Exploitation requires a victim to open the file and is limited to interrupting that InDesign process.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in Adobe InDesign ID19.5.2 and earlier and ID20.2 and earlier allows attackers to crash via a malicious file. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, code path, or operation that dereferences the null pointer while processing the crafted document. Exploitation requires a victim to open the file and is limited to interrupting that InDesign process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-30319
Published
May 13, 2025
Updated
May 13, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
InDesign
Classifications
CWE-476, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=ID20.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · InDesignversion=0 <=ID20.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5AdobeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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