CVE-2025-61799 Overview
CVE-2025-61799 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability [CWE-125] affecting Adobe Dimension versions 4.1.4 and earlier. The flaw occurs when the application parses a crafted file, causing a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker can leverage this condition to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file. Adobe published the security advisory APSB25-103 addressing this issue.
Critical Impact
Successful exploitation enables arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged-in user, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected workstation.
Affected Products
- Adobe Dimension 4.1.4 and earlier
- Microsoft Windows installations of Adobe Dimension
- Apple macOS installations of Adobe Dimension
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-10-14 - CVE-2025-61799 published to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- 2025-10-16 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-61799
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read in the file parsing routines of Adobe Dimension. When the application processes a maliciously crafted file, it reads memory beyond the boundary of an allocated buffer. This condition arises during parsing of structured input where size or index validation is missing or incorrect.
Out-of-bounds reads classified under [CWE-125] frequently leak adjacent memory contents. In Adobe Dimension, the condition extends to code execution because the leaked or misinterpreted data influences subsequent control flow, allowing an attacker to redirect execution. The resulting process runs with the privileges of the user who opened the file.
Root Cause
The root cause is improper bounds checking during the deserialization of file structures by Adobe Dimension. The parser trusts size fields or offsets embedded in the input file without validating them against the allocated buffer. A crafted file specifies values that drive the parser to access memory outside the allocated structure.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is local and requires user interaction. An attacker delivers a crafted Dimension project or asset file through phishing, file-sharing platforms, or a compromised website. The victim must open the file in a vulnerable version of Adobe Dimension. Once opened, the parser triggers the out-of-bounds read and the attacker-controlled payload executes in the user's session. No elevated privileges are required from the attacker before exploitation, and no network access to the victim system is needed.
No verified public proof-of-concept exploit code is currently available for CVE-2025-61799. Refer to the Adobe Security Advisory APSB25-103 for vendor-confirmed technical details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-61799
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected child processes spawned from Dimension.exe on Windows or the Dimension binary on macOS, particularly shells, scripting engines, or rundll32.exe.
- Crashes of Adobe Dimension followed by suspicious file writes to user-writable directories such as %APPDATA% or ~/Library/Application Support.
- Inbound delivery of .dn or related Dimension project files from untrusted email senders or web downloads.
Detection Strategies
- Hunt for process lineage where Adobe Dimension launches command interpreters, network tools, or persistence-related binaries.
- Inspect endpoint telemetry for module loads or memory allocation anomalies inside the Dimension process around the time a file is opened.
- Correlate file-open events of Dimension assets with subsequent outbound network connections that do not match Adobe-signed update or telemetry endpoints.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Log Adobe Dimension process execution and file-open activity on all workstations where the application is installed.
- Alert on Dimension process crashes and Windows Error Reporting events referencing the application.
- Monitor email and web gateways for delivery of Dimension project files from external sources.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-61799
Immediate Actions Required
- Inventory all endpoints running Adobe Dimension and identify hosts at version 4.1.4 or earlier.
- Apply the update referenced in Adobe Security Advisory APSB25-103 to all affected systems.
- Instruct users not to open Dimension files received from untrusted sources until patching is complete.
- Restrict file associations so that Dimension project files are not opened automatically by browsers or mail clients.
Patch Information
Adobe addressed CVE-2025-61799 in the release documented in Adobe Security Advisory APSB25-103. Administrators should upgrade Adobe Dimension to the fixed version specified in the advisory on both Windows and macOS endpoints.
Workarounds
- Block delivery of Dimension project file extensions at email and web gateways for users who do not require them.
- Remove Adobe Dimension from endpoints that do not have a documented business need for the application.
- Apply application allowlisting to prevent execution of unsigned binaries spawned from the Dimension process.
# Example: query installed Adobe Dimension version on Windows via PowerShell
Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' |
Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like 'Adobe Dimension*' } |
Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, InstallLocation
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