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Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.10 (2020.0.10) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.8 (2022.0.8) Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB25-101)

🗓️ 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Adobe FrameMaker before 2020 16.0.10 or 2022 17.0.8 has vulnerabilities enabling arbitrary code execution.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(270356);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-54281", "CVE-2025-54282");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2025-B-0174-S");

  script_name(english:"Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.10 (2020.0.10) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.8 (2022.0.8) Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB25-101)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote install of Adobe FrameMaker has multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Adobe FrameMaker installed on the remote Windows host is prior to Adobe FrameMaker 2020 16.0.10 / Adobe
FrameMaker 2022 17.0.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the apsb25-101 advisory.

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54282)

  - Use After Free (CWE-416) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-54281)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb25-101.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe FrameMaker FrameMaker 2020 Update 10, FrameMaker 2022 Update 8 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"windows");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-54282");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(122, 416);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:framemaker");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("adobe_framemaker_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Adobe FrameMaker", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Adobe FrameMaker', win_local:TRUE);

var constraints = [
  { 'fixed_version' : '16.0.10', 'fixed_display' : '16.0.10 / 2020.0.10 / FrameMaker 2020 Update 10' },
  { 'min_version' : '17.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '17.0.8', 'fixed_display' : '17.0.8 / 2022.0.8 / FrameMaker 2022 Update 8' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);

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30 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00207
SSVC
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