« Back to list

CVE-2023-25862

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—

Illustrator version 26.5.2 (and earlier) and 27.2.0 (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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Adobe — Illustrator

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2023-25862",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "id": "CVE-2023-25862",
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "version": "2.0.3",
          "timestamp": "2024-08-02T12:55:04.622397Z"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "type": "Secondary",
        "source": "psirt@adobe.com",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "version": "3.1",
          "baseScore": 5.5,
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "psirt@adobe.com",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Adobe",
          "product": "Illustrator",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "26.5.2"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "27.2.0"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "None"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*"
          ],
          "vendor": "adobe",
          "product": "illustrator",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "27.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*"
          ],
          "vendor": "adobe",
          "product": "illustrator",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "27.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unknown"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2023-03-22T17:15:15.337",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb23-19.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "psirt@adobe.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb23-19.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Secondary",
      "source": "psirt@adobe.com",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-125"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-125"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Illustrator version 26.5.2 (and earlier) and 27.2.0 (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."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:42:08.793",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "DA070019-74EA-4104-9DF1-DE1B8452DA58",
              "versionEndIncluding": "26.5.2"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "24BA3C9A-FCAC-466D-9520-FD9A434AD38E",
              "versionEndExcluding": "27.3.1",
              "versionStartIncluding": "27.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@adobe.com"
}