CVE-2025-21159 HIGH

CVE-2025-21159: Illustrator | Use After Free (CWE-416)

Vendor Adobe
Product Illustrator
Weakness CWE-416
Published February 11, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

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

Illustrator versions 29.1, 28.7.3 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 11, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated