Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are 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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-30299 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-18 | 0.11% | 0.15% | +0.04% |
| 2 | 2026-02-02 | 0.03% | 0.11% | +0.08% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 0.03% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | framemaker | >= 2020, < 2020.8 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| adobe | framemaker | >= 2022, < 2022.6 | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb25-33.html | Vendor Advisory |