Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator

CVE-2021-21104

Adobe Illustrator version 25.2 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to remote 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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-21104: held from 0.049 to 0.048.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.048 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21104?
CVE-2021-21104 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-21104?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.