Headline
CVE-2022-38435: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Illustrator versions 26.4 (and earlier) and 25.4.7 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary 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.
Security Updates Available for Adobe Illustrator | APSB22-56
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
ASPB22-56
October 18, 2022
3
Summary
Occurs prior to authentication: The vulnerability is (or is not) exploitable without credentials.
Requires admin privileges: The vulnerability is (or is not) only exploitable by an attacker with administrative privileges.
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Illustrator. This update resolves critical vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Note: this bulletin was published in alignment with the regularly scheduled Adobe Illustrator update released at Adobe MAX 2022. We recommend users update their installations to the newest version based on the priority rating above.
Affected Versions
Product
Version
Platform
Illustrator 2022
26.4 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Illustrator 2021
25.4.7 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
Product
Version
Platform
Priority
Availability
Illustrator 2022
27.0
Windows and macOS
3
Download Page
Illustrator 2021
26.5.1
Windows and macOS
3
Download Page
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Numbers
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-38435
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-38436
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researcher sfor reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-38435, CVE-2022-38436
Revisions
March 16, 2022: Added affected & fix versions for Illustrator v25.x
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email [email protected]