High severity · published Aug 20, 2021
CVE-2021-36009
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file
7.8
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an memory corruption 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IL
Illustrator · Adobe
through 25.2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36009
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36009
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-42.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1147/
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