Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator

CVE-2021-21105

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 achieve 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: 0.059 (93.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% 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-2021-21105: held from 0.059 to 0.059.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.059 · newest: 0.059 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21105?
CVE-2021-21105 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-2021-21105?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.