Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A malicious InDesign file could trigger a memory corruption flaw when opened, allowing code to run with the victim user's permissions. This is serious for teams that exchange design files externally, but the source bundle does not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority workstation patching issue for creative and publishing users, not an internet-facing server emergency. Business risk rises where external files are routinely opened.
Technical view
CVE-2022-30658 is a CWE-122 heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe InDesign font parsing. Adobe InDesign 17.2.1 and earlier, and 16.4.1 and earlier, are listed as affected. The CVSS 3.0 score is 7.8 with user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on workstations running affected Adobe InDesign versions, especially creative, publishing, marketing, or agency users who open files from clients, vendors, email, shared drives, or downloads.
Exploitation context
Exploitation requires a victim to open a malicious file. The bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Impact could include confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise in the current user's context.
Researcher notes
The available sources identify product, affected version ranges, CWE, CVSS vector, and user-interaction requirement. They do not provide CPE detail, exploit maturity, indicators of compromise, or exact fixed versions in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Adobe InDesign installations and versions across managed endpoints.
- Check Adobe APSB22-30 and update affected InDesign installations per vendor guidance.
- Restrict opening InDesign files from untrusted or unexpected sources.
- Use endpoint controls to monitor and contain suspicious InDesign child processes.
- Prioritize users handling external design files or attachments.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether installed InDesign versions are 17.2.1 or earlier, or 16.4.1 or earlier.
- Verify patched endpoints no longer report affected InDesign versions.
- Review whether high-risk users receive external InDesign or font-containing files.
- Confirm endpoint protection covers Adobe application process behavior.
- Document compensating controls where updates cannot be applied quickly.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb22-30.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Heap-based Buffer Overflow represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.