---
id: CVE-2026-76192
title: >-
  InDesign Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that
  could result in an application denial-of-service
summary: >-
  InDesign Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that
  could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit
  this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service
  conditi…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: Adobe
product: InDesign Desktop
affected:
  - indesign_desktop <= 21.5
  - indesign_desktop <= 20.5.4
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:17:06.390'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76192'
references:
  - url: 'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-145.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T19:07:03.488759Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T19:09:10.009Z'
epss: 0.00234
epssPercentile: 0.14584
---

## Overview

InDesign Desktop is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.