High

Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Adobe InCopy

IdentifiersCVE-2025-47098CWE-824· Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVE-2025-47098 is a critical memory-safety vulnerability in Adobe InCopy caused by access of an uninitialized pointer. It affects Adobe InCopy 20.3, 19.5.3, and earlier versions in the respective release branches. The flaw can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, leading to unsafe memory access and potentially arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Adobe InCopy. This can enable full compromise of the user session, including execution of attacker-controlled code, access to user-accessible data, installation of additional malware, and use of the compromised host as a foothold for further activity.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patches are fully deployed, reduce exposure by preventing users from opening untrusted or unsolicited files, especially files received through email, downloads, or other external channels. Apply file-handling restrictions where possible and use endpoint protections that can detect malformed document exploitation attempts.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Adobe InCopy to version 20.4 on the 20.x branch or 19.5.4 on the 19.x branch. In managed environments, deploy the vendor-provided security update across affected Windows and macOS systems as a priority.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType

AdobeIncopyapplication

Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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csirt skNews

Jul 11, 2025

Kritické bezpečnostné zraniteľnosti v produktoch Adobe | CSIRT.SK

Uninitialized pointer access vulnerability in Adobe InCopy exploitable via a specially crafted file to achieve code execution.

adobe-security-bulletinsNews

Jul 8, 2025

Adobe Security Bulletin

A critical vulnerability in Adobe InCopy due to access of an uninitialized pointer, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.

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Exposure mapping

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity