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Adobe security risk affects popular software that are used by businesses as well as end users and they need to be read this alert at the earliest.
Adobe Indesign and Illustrator are at risk because of the issues
Adobe users have got a major security warning that is critical for all its software like InDesign, After Effects and Illustrator among others. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a critical warning this month, regarding multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe applications.
These vulnerabilities could potentially enable an attacker to bypass security restrictions on the targeted system. The issues affect Adobe users on both Windows and macOS platforms, which is a serious concern for the company and people who use these popular software for work and personal use.
Adobe Security Warning: What It Says
The CERT-In note dated July 15, 2025 comes with a critical warning and says, “Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Adobe products due to memory corruption, incorrect authorization, and other issues.” The security agency says hackers can use these issues to exploit your system for data theft, remote code execution and even crashing the system.
The primary targets for attackers will be system administrators, security teams and end-users of Adobe creative software products, the agency further highlights in its post.
Adobe Platforms Affected By Security Risk
- Adobe After Effects versions prior to 24.6.7 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe After Effects versions prior to 25.3 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe Substance 3D Viewer versions prior to 0.25
- Adobe Audition 24 versions prior to 24.6.7 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe Audition 25 versions prior to 25.3 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe InCopy 20 versions prior to 20.4 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe InCopy 19 versions prior to 19.5.4 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe InDesign ID20 versions prior to ID20.4 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe InDesign ID19 versions prior to ID19.5.4 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe Connect Windows App versions prior to 25.1 for Windows
- Adobe Dimension versions prior to 4.1.3 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe Substance 3D Stager versions prior to 3.1.3 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe Illustrator 2025 versions prior to 29.6 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe Illustrator 2024 versions prior to 28.7.8 for Windows and MacOS
- Adobe FrameMaker 2020 versions prior to Update 9 for Windows
- Adobe FrameMaker 2022 versions prior to Update 7 for Windows
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms on JEE versions prior to 6.5.0.0.20250527.0
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Screens 6.5.22 versions prior to FP11.6
- Adobe ColdFusion 2025 versions prior to Update 3
- Adobe ColdFusion 2023 versions prior to Update 15
- Adobe ColdFusion 2021 versions prior to Update 21
If you are using any of these Adobe products on your Windows or macOS system, update to the latest version right away. The agency has recommended users of these Adobe applications to promptly apply the necessary patch. This involves downloading and installing the latest version of the affected application.
Adobe has also released security updates against these vulnerabilities. These updates resolve critical, important and moderate vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and security feature bypass.

S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr…Read More
S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr… Read More
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