CVE-2026-27299 | Adobe Framemaker | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive files or data on the system. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Published: 2026-04-14 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-27299 is rated Low Risk (30.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-27299

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 2026-05-16 0.03% 0.05% +0.02%
2 2026-04-15 0.03%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-27299

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-27299

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-27299

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe framemaker < 2022.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-27299

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