CVE-2026-21288

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Null Pointer Dereference in Adobe Illustrator Causes DoS Crash

Publication date: 2026-01-13

Last updated on: 2026-01-13

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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Published

2026-01-13

Last Modified

2026-01-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-21288

EUVD

EUVD-2026-2068

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	illustrator	29.8.3
adobe	illustrator	to 30.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-476	The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a NULL Pointer Dereference in Adobe Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier. It can be exploited when a user opens a malicious file, causing the application to crash and resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause Adobe Illustrator to crash, disrupting your work or services that depend on the application. This denial-of-service impact means you could lose access to the application temporarily or experience interruptions.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that users do not open malicious files in affected versions of Adobe Illustrator (29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier). Applying updates or patches from Adobe when available is recommended to fix the NULL Pointer Dereference issue. Additionally, educating users about the risk of opening untrusted files can help reduce exploitation.

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