CVE-2022-23188 HIGH

CVE-2022-23188: Adobe Illustrator Buffer Overflow could lead to Arbitrary code execution

Vendor Adobe
Product Illustrator
Weakness CWE-120
Published February 16, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Illustrator versions 25.4.3 (and earlier) and 26.0.2 (and earlier) are affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted malicious file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted malicious file in Illustrator.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 16, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated