Indian Govt Raises Serious Risk Alert For Adobe Photoshop And Illustrator Users: Update Now

Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 10:32 IST

Adobe security issues are back in the news this month and the Indian government is doing its best to alert the users about the risks.

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Adobe Indesign and Illustrator are at risk because of the issues

Adobe users have got another alert for multiple security risks linked to popular apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and more. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued the alert with a high severity warning dated August 13, 2025, regarding multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe applications. 

These vulnerabilities could potentially enable an attacker to bypass security restrictions on the targeted system. The issues affect Adobe users on both Windows and macOS platforms, which is a serious concern for the company and people who use these popular software for work and personal use. 

Adobe Risk Alert: What You Should Know 

Adobe has flagged multiple security issues that can severely affect its users and the security agency has shared the full extent of the problems. “Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Adobe products due to memory corruption, incorrect authorization and other issues.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions, execute arbitrary code, gain elevated privileges, gain access to sensitive information, or cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.” 

Adobe is relied on by companies and individuals and these issues can be used to target anyone who has installed the affected Adobe products. The CERT-In shares the details of the Adobe software part of the warning note: 

• Adobe Substance 3D Viewer 0.25 and earlier versions
• Adobe Animate 2023 23.0.12 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Animate 2024 24.0.09 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Illustrator 2025 29.6.1 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Illustrator 2024 28.7.8 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Photoshop 2025 26.8 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Photoshop 2024 25.12.3 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Substance 3D Modeler 1.22.0 and earlier versions
• Adobe Substance 3D Painter 11.0.2 and earlier versions
• Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 5.0.3 and earlier versions
• Adobe InDesign ID20.4 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe InDesign ID19.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe InCopy 20.4 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe InCopy¿ 19.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe Substance 3D Stager 3.1.3 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS
• Adobe FrameMaker 2020 Release Update 8 and earlier versions for windows
• Adobe FrameMaker 2022 Release Update 6 and earlier versions for windows
• Adobe Dimension 4.1.3 and earlier versions for Windows and macOS

If you are using any of these Adobe products on your Windows or macOS system, update to the latest version right away. Adobe has already shared its bulletin for these issues and advised its users to download and install the latest version of the affected applications right away.

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S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr…Read More

S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr… Read More

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