Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.10/29.8.2 File out-of-bounds write

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.10/29.8.2. This affects an unknown function of the component File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-61831. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.10/29.8.2. This affects some unknown processing 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. The summary by CVE is:

Illustrator versions 28.7.10, 29.8.2 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-61831 since 10/01/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/16/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2565). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Adobe Creative Cloud

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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
• 28.7.10
• 29.8.0
• 29.8.1
• 29.8.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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