High severity · published Mar 22, 2023
CVE-2023-25859
Illustrator version 26.5.2 (and earlier) and 27.2.0 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Illustrator version 26.5.2 (and earlier) and 27.2.0 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in 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)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IL
Illustrator · Adobe
through 26.5.2; 27.0.0 before 27.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25859
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25859
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb23-19.html
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