CVE-2025-49526
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Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-07-10
Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | illustrator | From 28.0 (inc) to 28.7.8 (exc) |
| adobe | illustrator | From 29.0 (inc) to 29.6 (exc) |
| apple | macos | * |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-787 | The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write in Adobe Illustrator versions 28.7.6, 29.5.1 and earlier. It can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. To exploit this vulnerability, a user must open a specially crafted malicious file.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on your system with your user privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized actions such as installing malware, stealing data, or damaging your system. However, exploitation requires that you open a malicious file.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources in affected versions of Illustrator (28.7.6, 29.5.1 and earlier). Update Illustrator to a version later than 28.7.6 or 29.5.1 once a patch is available. Additionally, ensure that user privileges are limited to reduce the impact of potential exploitation.