Adobe Illustrator up to 25.4.5/26.0.2 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Illustrator up to 25.4.5/26.0.2. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-30644. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 25.4.5/26.0.2 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Illustrator versions 26.0.2 (and earlier) and 25.4.5 (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.

The weakness was released 09/07/2023 as apsb22-26. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-30644 since 05/12/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209472 (Adobe Illustrator < 25.4.6 / 26.0.0 < 26.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-26) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209472). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209472
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 25.4.6 / 26.0.0 < 26.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-26) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/12/2022 🔍
09/07/2023 +483 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-26
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-30644 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-30644
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239131

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 23:17
Updated: 04/22/2025 04:49
Changes: 09/07/2023 23:17 (49), 10/22/2024 20:05 (17), 04/22/2025 04:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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