What is CVE-2019-8248?

CVE-2019-8248 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator Cc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-8248?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator Cc

CVE-2019-8248

Adobe Illustrator CC versions 23.1 and earlier have a memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Illustrator Cc — versions 23.1 and earlier versions
Adobe Illustrator Cc
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb19-36.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8248?: CVE-2019-8248 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator Cc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-8248?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.