Full Report
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Adobe Commerce is a comprehensive, enterprise-grade e-commerce platform, formerly known as Magento Commerce, that allows businesses to build, personalize, and manage online stores.Adobe Substance 3D Viewer is a tool that allows users to view, customize, and create imagery from 3D files.Adobe Animate is a 2D animation software developed by Adobe, formerly known as Adobe Flash Professional and Macromedia Flash.Adobe Illustrator is industry-leading, vector graphics software used for creating logos, icons, illustrations, and more.Adobe Photoshop is a powerful raster graphics editor.Adobe Substance 3D Modeler is a 3D modeling and sculpting application designed to make 3D creation as intuitive as working with physical clay.Adobe Substance 3D Painter is a 3D texturing and material application software.Adobe Substance 3D Sampler is a 3D scanning and material creation software.Adobe InDesign is a professional desktop publishing and page layout application used for creating designs for both print and digital publishing.Adobe InCopy is a word processor within Adobe Creative Cloud that allows copywriters and editors to write, edit, and format text in InDesign documents, while designers work on the same file in InDesign simultaneously.Adobe Substance 3D Stager is a professional software for assembling and rendering 3D scenes.Adobe FrameMaker is a powerful software application designed for creating and publishing long, complex, and structured documents, particularly for technical communication and documentation.Adobe Dimension is a 3D design and rendering software.Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights
Analysis Summary
Since the provided article mentions "Multiple vulnerabilities" but only lists several CVE identifiers in a reference section without explicitly mapping them to specific severity scores, technical descriptions, or patch versions for *each* vulnerability individually, the summary below consolidates the information based on the general scope described and populates missing specific details with placeholders or observations derived from the context (e.g., the primary impact).
# Vulnerability: Multiple Critical Flaws in Adobe Products Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution
## CVE Details
- CVE ID: Multiple, including CVE-2025-54230, CVE-2025-54231, CVE-2025-54232, CVE-2025-54233, CVE-2025-54235, CVE-2025-54237, CVE-2025-54238 (Specific severity scores are not detailed per CVE in the source text.)
- CVSS Score: Not explicitly provided for individual CVEs, but the primary impact is described as **Arbitrary Code Execution**, suggesting high severity (likely 7.0+) for the most severe flaws.
- CWE: Not specified.
## Affected Systems
- Products: Adobe Commerce, Magento Open Source, Adobe Substance 3D Viewer, Adobe Animate, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Substance 3D Modeler, Adobe Substance 3D Painter, Adobe Substance 3D Sampler, Adobe InDesign, Adobe InCopy, Adobe Substance 3D Stager, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Dimension.
- Versions:
- **Adobe Commerce/Magento Open Source:** 2.4.9-alpha1, 2.4.8-p1 and earlier, 2.4.7-p6 and earlier, 2.4.6-p11 and earlier, 2.4.5-p13 and earlier, 2.4.4-p14 and earlier.
- **Adobe Commerce B2B:** 1.5.3-alpha1, 1.5.2-p1 and earlier, 1.4.2-p6 and earlier, 1.3.5-p11 and earlier, 1.3.4-p13 and earlier, 1.3.3-p14 and earlier.
- **Adobe Substance 3D Viewer:** 0.25 and earlier.
- **Adobe Animate:** 2023 23.0.12 and earlier, 2024 24.0.9 and earlier.
- **Illustrator:** 2025 29.6.1 and earlier, 2024 28.7.8 and earlier.
- **Photoshop:** 2025 26.8 and earlier, 2024 25.12.3 and earlier.
- **Adobe Substance 3D Modeler:** 1.22.0 and earlier.
- **Adobe Substance 3D Painter:** 11.0.2 and earlier.
- **Adobe Substance 3D Sampler:** 5.0.3 and earlier.
- **Adobe InDesign/InCopy:** ID20.4 and earlier, ID19.5.4 and earlier.
- **Adobe Substance 3D Stager:** 3.1.3 and earlier.
- **Adobe FrameMaker:** 2020 Release Update 8 and earlier, 2022 Release Update 6 and earlier.
- **Adobe Dimension:** 4.1.3 and earlier.
- Configurations: Applicable to installations of the listed product versions. Risk is highest for users operating with administrative rights.
## Vulnerability Description
Multiple vulnerabilities exist across the listed Adobe software portfolio. The most critical flaw allows for **Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE)** upon successful exploitation. This typically involves flaws like memory corruption (e.g., buffer overflows, use-after-free) resulting from processing malicious input files.
## Exploitation
- Status: **Not exploited in the wild** (as of the advisory date).
- Complexity: Not specified, but ACE often requires moderate complexity to reliably chain flaws together.
- Attack Vector: Given the nature of client software (like Creative Cloud apps), the primary attack vector is likely **Local** or **Adjacent** following tricking a user into opening a malicious file provided via network or local access. For Adobe Commerce, exploitation may be network-based.
## Impact
Successful exploitation permits an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-on user.
- Confidentiality: **High** (Attacker can view, change, or delete data).
- Integrity: **High** (Attacker can view, change, or delete data).
- Availability: **High** (Attacker can potentially interrupt service or damage data).
- Consequences further include the ability to install programs or create new user accounts with full user rights if the compromised user has administrative privileges.
## Remediation
### Patches
Specific patch versions are not detailed in the summary, but users are strongly urged to update all affected Adobe products to versions released *after* the specified vulnerable versions listed above. (Consult official Adobe security bulletins for exact patched versions).
### Workarounds
No specific technical workarounds were detailed in the summary provided. General mitigation advice (see Detection) should be applied until patching is complete.
## Detection
- Indicators of Compromise (IOCs): Not specified, but look for anomalous process creation, file modification, or network connections originating from the affected Adobe application processes (e.g., `illustrator.exe`, `photoshop.exe`, or Commerce application servers).
- Detection methods and tools: Standard endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions should be configured to monitor for unauthorized execution or privilege escalation attempts originating from these applications.
## References
- Vendor Advisories: References were made to multiple specific CVEs (CVE-2025-54230 through CVE-2025-54238) that should be cross-referenced with Adobe's official security advisory for complete details.
- Relevant links - defanged:
- hxxps://portal.cisecurity.org/
- hxxps://www.cisecurity.org/cis-hardened-image-list
- hxxps://www.cisecurity.org/support
- hxxps://workbench.cisecurity.org/
- hxxps://www.cisecurity.org/advisory
- hxxps://learn.cisecurity.org/e/799323/tactics-TA0002-/4vh5qn/2509697194/h/AsrFXAfOr2DvcB1ZenkESx8yNg9OBtD36vHGzYCJTeg
- hxxps://learn.cisecurity.org/e/799323/techniques-T1203/4vh5qr/2509697194/h/AsrFXAfOr2DvcB1ZenkESx8yNg9OBtD36vHGzYCJTeg
- hxxps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-54230 (and similar for other CVEs listed)
- hxxps://learn.cisecurity.org/ms-isac-subscription
- hxxps://www.cisecurity.org/advisory
- hxxps://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/how-secure-by-design-helps-developers-build-secure-software (and similar blog/case study links)
- hxxps://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/a-vulnerability-in-microsoft-windows-server-update-services-wsus-could-allow-for-remote-code-execution_2025-099