Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-28592Adobe Illustrator JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Illustrator from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe Illustrator unspecified – through 25.2.3unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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