CVE-2024-41836: InDesign Desktop | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.2, ID19.3 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, resulting in a DoS. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

Adobe InDesign Desktop: before 18.5.3; from 19.0 before 19.4 — fixed in 18.5.3, 19.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe InDesign Desktop 18.5.3, 19.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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