Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessDeliver malicious FrameMaker file via email
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DeliveryVictim opens file in FrameMaker
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ExploitTrigger heap buffer overflow in parser
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ExecutionExecute arbitrary code as current user
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ImpactCompromise user context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Heap buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a victim to open an attacker-crafted malicious file in Adobe FrameMaker (UI:R); it is not triggerable remotely or without local user action. There is no network-facing or automatable path - the attacker needs no FrameMaker privileges (PR:N) but must rely on social engineering to deliver and have the file opened. Limiting factors: the requirement for user interaction, the local attack vector, and the fact that code executes only in the context of the current user (no automatic privilege escalation). Exploitation is bounded to systems where FrameMaker is installed and used to open untrusted documents. |
| Impact | The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.8 HIGH) describes a classic client-side file-open vulnerability: the attack vector is LOCAL because exploitation hinges on a victim opening a malicious FrameMaker file, and user interaction is required (UI:R). Impact is high across confidentiality, integrity and availability because successful exploitation yields arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. No EPSS score, CISA KEV entry, or public POC was supplied in the intelligence set, so by the precision rules this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The absence of KEV/EPSS signals means there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation; realistic risk is therefore moderate and gated by social engineering (the user must be convinced to open a crafted file). This is a genuine but not emergency priority: the HIGH base score reflects severe impact-if-triggered, not ease of mass exploitation. Note the authentication qualifier PR:N reflects that no application privileges are needed, but exploitation still depends entirely on local user action, so it is not remotely reachable without that interaction. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious FrameMaker document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) when parsed, and delivers it to a victim via email or a shared repository. When the victim opens the file in Adobe FrameMaker, the overflow corrupts heap memory and allows arbitrary code execution in the context of that user. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data, and the local attack vector with required user interaction means delivery relies on social engineering. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe FrameMaker enables arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.8 HIGH) confirms the attack is local and requires user interaction, with no privileges needed to trigger the flaw but no remote or automatable path either. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, exploitation is bounded to systems where FrameMaker is installed and used to open untrusted documents, and code runs only with the current user's privileges - there is no automatic elevation of privilege.
RemediationAI
Patch status is not confirmed from the available input; consult Adobe security bulletin APSB26-172 at https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/framemaker/apsb26-172.html for the vendor-recommended fix and exact patched version before assuming any release is safe. Until a fix is applied, treat untrusted FrameMaker files as executable content: block or quarantine FrameMaker attachments and downloads at email and web gateways, and use EDR or SmartScreen rules to deny FrameMaker opening documents from Downloads, Temp, or mail-cache paths. Run FrameMaker under a low-privilege account or inside an AppContainer/sandbox so the heap overflow yields only the current user's rights, noting that sandboxing may break publishing features that require broader file-system access. Because exploitation requires a victim to open the crafted file, user-awareness controls and disabling automatic file preview or thumbnail generation for untrusted FrameMaker documents are low-cost compensating measures, though they do not remove the underlying vulnerability.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) in Adobe FrameMaker, a document authoring and publishing application. It arises when the application parses a specially crafted file and fails to properly validate bounds before writing to a heap-allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory and allowing an attacker to redirect execution. No CPE strings were supplied in the available input, so the affected component cannot be narrowed to a specific library or parser beyond the FrameMaker application itself as documented in Adobe security bulletin APSB26-172. Because the CVSS vector is AV:L/PR:N/UI:R, the flaw is not reachable across a network or without local execution of FrameMaker, and no FrameMaker authentication is required to trigger the overflow; the user-interaction prerequisite means a victim must deliberately open the poisoned document.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
File must be opened locally by a victim so AV:L and UI:R; no app privileges needed (PR:N); heap overflow yields full code execution hence C:H/I:H/A:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
DescriptionCVE.org
Adobe Framemaker is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Executive ViewAI
Adobe FrameMaker is affected by a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow that can enable code execution with the current user's privileges when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file on a system where FrameMaker is installed. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so the immediate business risk is targeted compromise of FrameMaker users who open untrusted documents rather than broad exploitation. Leadership should care because these users may access sensitive files and the flaw requires no privileges, although user interaction and local access limit scale.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; enforce least privilege, block opening untrusted FrameMaker files, use email and web gateway filtering, apply application allowlisting, isolate FrameMaker in a sandbox or VM, disable unnecessary file associations, monitor with EDR, and provide user awareness training.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
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A heap overflow occurs when a program writes data beyond the bounds of a buffer allocated in the heap memory region.
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EUVD-2026-99234
GHSA-r3v3-7cr2-9237
NVD
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EPSS
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