High severity · published Mar 10, 2026
CVE-2026-27271
Illustrator | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Illustrator versions 29.8.4, 30.1 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ID
Illustrator Desktop 2025 · Adobe
through 29.8.4 · source: vendor
ID
Illustrator Desktop 2026 · Adobe
through 30.1 · source: vendor
IL
Illustrator · Adobe
29.0 before 29.8.5; 30.0 before 30.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
ID
Illustrator Desktop 2025
Adobe
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