Adobe Illustrator up to 29.8.4/30.1 File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 29.8.4/30.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-27270. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 29.8.4/30.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Illustrator versions 29.8.4, 30.1 and earlier are affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access sensitive information stored in memory. 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-27270 since 02/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-10947). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Illustrator

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (adobe): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

02/18/2026 CVE reserved
03/10/2026 +20 days VulDB entry created
03/11/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
03/16/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb26-18
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-27270 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350243
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2026 00:18
Updated: 03/16/2026 08:34
Changes: 03/11/2026 00:18 (65), 03/11/2026 05:18 (2), 03/16/2026 08:34 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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