Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Illustrator
CVE-2022-44502
Adobe Illustrator versions 26.5.1 (and earlier), and 27.0 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Illustrator — versions unspecified, 27.0
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-44502?
- CVE-2022-44502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-44502?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.