CVE-2021-28591

Adobe Illustrator PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Aug 20, 2021
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Reserved
Mar 16, 2021

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Description

Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hadobe

Weaknesses

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
IllustratorAdobe
  • 25.2.3 and earlierAffected
  • None and earlierAffected

References

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