InDesign Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. 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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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No CVSS v2

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Adobe InDesign Desktop unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 21.5
21.6 unaffected —
Adobe InDesign Desktop unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 20.5.4
20.5.5 unaffected —

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Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description InDesign Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Title InDesign Desktop | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T18:33:25.676Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T16:49:48.598Z

Link: CVE-2026-84396

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-22T19:16:54.390

Modified: 2026-09-22T19:23:57.800

Link: CVE-2026-84396

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Updated: 2026-09-22T19:30:14Z

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