Adobe Patch Tuesday – August 2025 Security Update Overview

Adobe has released its August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, addressing over 60 security vulnerabilities across multiple product lines, including 3D design, content creation, publishing, e-commerce, and multimedia tools. This coordinated update covers 13 separate security advisories, aiming to mitigate risks before exploitation in the wild.

Key Product Families Affected

1. Substance 3D Suite

Products such as Viewer, Modeler, Painter, Sampler, and Stager received patches for critical arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities and medium-severity memory leaks.

• Risk: These flaws could allow attackers to run malicious code on a user’s system.

• Impact: Memory leaks, while less severe, could expose sensitive data or degrade application performance.

2. Adobe Commerce & Magento Open Source

• Four critical vulnerabilities could lead to privilege escalation, denial-of-service (DoS), and arbitrary file system reads.

• Two additional flaws involve security feature bypass.
  Given the popularity of Magento in online retail, these vulnerabilities could be lucrative targets for cybercriminals.

3. Creative & Publishing Tools

• Animate – Patched one critical code execution flaw and a memory leak.

• Illustrator – Fixed three critical code execution bugs and one DoS issue.

• Photoshop – Addressed a critical code execution vulnerability.

• Dimension – Fixed one memory leak.

• FrameMaker – Patched multiple critical code execution vulnerabilities.

4. Document Authoring Applications

InCopy and InDesign received updates for nearly 20 critical vulnerabilities that could enable arbitrary code execution, posing a significant risk if exploited.

Severity Ratings & Exploitation Status

While many vulnerabilities are classified as critical, Adobe has assigned them priority ratings of 2 or 3, meaning:

• No active exploitation has been observed.

• The company does not anticipate widespread attacks in the short term.
  Still, the potential impact—especially for code execution flaws—means organizations should prioritize updates.

Why This Matters

Arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities are among the most dangerous because they allow attackers to run malicious commands with the privileges of the affected application or user. In content creation and publishing software, these flaws could lead to data theft, ransomware deployment, or supply chain attacks.

E-commerce systems like Adobe Commerce and Magento are high-value targets. Exploiting such vulnerabilities could allow attackers to access customer data, disrupt services, or compromise payment systems.

Recommended Actions

• Apply the August 2025 updates immediately for all affected Adobe products.

• Verify your version numbers against Adobe’s security advisories.

• For e-commerce deployments, review server logs and monitor for suspicious activity.

• Implement application sandboxing where possible to limit the impact of potential exploits.