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CVE-2026-27300

Medium
CWE-824 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 14, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 17, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Adobe FrameMaker versions 2022.8 and earlier contain an uninitialized pointer vulnerability (CWE-824) that could expose sensitive information from memory. Exploitation requires user interaction through opening a malicious file. While no patch is currently available and no public exploits exist, organizations using FrameMaker for technical documentation should implement immediate compensating controls.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 23:50
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in technical documentation, engineering, and government sectors (particularly those under NCA and ARAMCO) using FrameMaker for creating technical specifications and manuals are at risk. Government agencies, defense contractors, and energy sector organizations face elevated risk of sensitive technical information disclosure. Financial institutions using FrameMaker for compliance documentation could experience information leakage. The impact is moderate due to the requirement for user interaction, but the nature of FrameMaker usage in critical sectors elevates concern.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government and Public Administration Energy and Utilities (ARAMCO, SEC) Engineering and Construction Defense and Security Telecommunications (STC, Mobily) Financial Services and Banking Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Education and Research
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Inventory all FrameMaker installations across the organization, particularly in engineering, documentation, and government departments
2. Restrict file opening permissions for FrameMaker to trusted sources only
3. Implement email gateway controls to block suspicious FrameMaker files (.fm, .book, .mif extensions)
4. Educate users not to open FrameMaker files from untrusted sources

Compensating Controls (until patch available):
5. Disable FrameMaker auto-open features and require manual file validation
6. Run FrameMaker in sandboxed environments when processing external documents
7. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized FrameMaker execution
8. Monitor FrameMaker process memory access patterns for anomalies

Detection Rules:
9. Alert on FrameMaker process spawning with suspicious command-line arguments
10. Monitor for FrameMaker accessing unusual memory regions or system files
11. Track failed file open attempts and malformed FrameMaker file processing
12. Monitor for data exfiltration following FrameMaker file operations

Patching Strategy:
13. Subscribe to Adobe security bulletins for patch availability
14. Plan upgrade to FrameMaker 2023 or later versions when patches are released
15. Test patches in isolated environments before enterprise deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حصر جميع تثبيتات FrameMaker عبر المنظمة، خاصة في أقسام الهندسة والتوثيق والحكومة
2. تقييد صلاحيات فتح الملفات في FrameMaker للمصادر الموثوقة فقط
3. تطبيق ضوابط بوابة البريد الإلكتروني لحجب ملفات FrameMaker المريبة (امتدادات .fm و .book و .mif)
4. تثقيف المستخدمين بعدم فتح ملفات FrameMaker من مصادر غير موثوقة

الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. تعطيل ميزات الفتح التلقائي في FrameMaker وطلب التحقق اليدوي من الملفات
6. تشغيل FrameMaker في بيئات معزولة عند معالجة المستندات الخارجية
7. تطبيق قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة لمنع تنفيذ FrameMaker غير المصرح به
8. مراقبة أنماط وصول ذاكرة عملية FrameMaker للكشف عن الشذوذ

قواعد الكشف:
9. تنبيهات عند ظهور عملية FrameMaker بحجج سطر أوامر مريبة
10. مراقبة وصول FrameMaker إلى مناطق ذاكرة أو ملفات نظام غير عادية
11. تتبع محاولات فتح الملفات الفاشلة ومعالجة ملفات FrameMaker المشوهة
12. مراقبة تسرب البيانات بعد عمليات ملفات FrameMaker

استراتيجية التصحيح:
13. الاشتراك في نشرات أمان Adobe لمتابعة توفر التصحيحات
14. التخطيط للترقية إلى FrameMaker 2023 أو إصدارات أحدث عند إصدار التصحيحات
15. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات معزولة قبل النشر على مستوى المؤسسة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 - Access Control and User Management ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - Asset Management and Inventory ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management and Patch Management ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Software and Hardware Asset Management SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Vulnerability Management Program SAMA CSF DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability Scanning and Assessment SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident Response and Mitigation
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for Information Security ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Asset Management ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities and Exposures ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2 - Information Security Requirements in Third-party Relationships
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
adobe:framemaker
📊 CVSS Score
5.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionR — Required
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.5
CWECWE-824
EPSS0.02%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-14
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
5.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
CWE-824
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