Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.9/29.7 File out-of-bounds write

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.9/29.7. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-54284. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.9/29.7. Affected is an unknown code block of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Illustrator versions 29.7, 28.7.9 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.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-54284 since 07/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270353 (Adobe Illustrator < 28.7.10 / 29.0 < 29.8 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-102) (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 (270353). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Type

• Image Processing Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Illustrator

Version

• 28.7.0
• 28.7.1
• 28.7.2
• 28.7.3
• 28.7.4
• 28.7.5
• 28.7.6
• 28.7.7
• 28.7.8
• 28.7.9
• 29.0
• 29.1
• 29.2
• 29.3
• 29.4
• 29.5
• 29.6
• 29.7

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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