Adobe Illustrator up to 29.8.3/30.0 File null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe Illustrator up to 29.8.3/30.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-21288. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 29.8.3/30.0. This affects an unknown code of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-21288 since 12/12/2025. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 283672 (Adobe Illustrator < 29.8.4 / 30.0 < 30.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB26-03)), 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 (283672). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 283672
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 29.8.4 / 30.0 < 30.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB26-03)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2025 CVE reserved
01/13/2026 +32 days Advisory disclosed
01/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/14/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb26-03
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-21288 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340869

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2026 20:14
Updated: 01/14/2026 23:47
Changes: 01/13/2026 20:14 (65), 01/14/2026 23:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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