CVE-2025-54281 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb25-101.html

History

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Adobe Framemaker \| Use After Free (CWE-416)
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb25-101.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2025-10-14T19:21:09.327Z

Updated: 2025-10-14T19:29:37.874Z

Reserved: 2025-07-17T21:15:02.468Z

Link: CVE-2025-54281

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-14T19:29:34.543Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-14T20:15:38.163

Modified: 2025-10-14T20:15:38.163

Link: CVE-2025-54281

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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