Headline
CVE-2022-38408: 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. requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Security Updates Available for Adobe Illustrator | APSB22-55
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
ASPB22-55
September 13, 2022
3
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Illustrator 2022. This update resolves critical and important vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and memory leak.
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
26.5
Windows and macOS
3
Download Page
Illustrator 2021
25.4.8
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-2022-38408
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory Leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-38409
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory Leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2022-38410
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researcher sfor reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2022-38408, CVE-2022-38409, CVE-2022-38410
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]
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