Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-787
Illustrator | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Problem type
Affected products
Adobe
Illustrator
<= 30.3 - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-27qv-6m8p-ww7g
Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-27qv-6m8p-ww7gIllustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-34661Click to expand
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