Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-36011Adobe Illustrator improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command

High 8.3

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection 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)8.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.0% 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 a potential Command injection vulnerability when chained with a development and debugging tool for JavaScript scripts. 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)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Illustrator	unspecified – through 25.2.3unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-42.html x_refsource_MISC