What is CVE-2020-24413?

CVE-2020-24413 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-24413?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator

CVE-2020-24413

Adobe Illustrator version 24.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability that occurs when parsing a specially crafted .svg file. This could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit.

Published 2020-10-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Illustrator — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb20-53.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24413?: CVE-2020-24413 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-24413?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.