# CVE-2026-76192: Adobe InDesign Desktop null pointer dereference

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76192-indesign-desktop-is-affected-by-a-null-pointer-dereference  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-22. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-76192 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-09-22

Adobe InDesign Desktop, a desktop publishing application, contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability that can be triggered when opening a malicious file. An attacker can exploit this flaw to crash the application, causing a denial-of-service condition and disrupting the user's work. Exploitation requires the victim to open a specially crafted file.

Technologies: [Adobe InDesign Desktop](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/indesign). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-76192 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76192 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-76192?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 22 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe InDesign Desktop.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76192?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-76192 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-76192?** Check whether you run Adobe InDesign Desktop. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A null pointer dereference in InDesign Desktop allows an attacker to trigger an application crash through a malicious file. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a crafted document) and does not permit remote code execution. The flaw results in denial-of-service by making the application unavailable.

## Affected products

- Adobe InDesign Desktop

## Timeline

- 2026-09-22: disclosed

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-145.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb26-145.html)

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