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CVE-2024-20798· NVD / CVE Program· CNA adobe

Illustrator 2024 CDR File parsing Out of Bound Read Information disclosure vulnerability

Illustrator versions 28.3, 27.9.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Apr 11, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 14th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · adobe
5.5
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
adobeillustrator
applemacos
microsoftwindows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe illustratorbefore 27.9.3
  • adobe illustrator28.0 and later · before 28.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Adobe Illustrator

    • up to and including 27.9.2affected · semver

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2009-4195Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS3 13.0.3 and earlier, and CS3 13.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi
    58Plan
  • CVE-2012-0780Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
    45Plan
  • CVE-2014-0513Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS6 before 16.0.5 and 16.2.x before 16.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary cod
    42Plan
  • CVE-2012-2026Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
    42Plan
  • CVE-2012-2025Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
    42Plan
  • CVE-2012-2024Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
    42Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-2079135 days apartIllustrator 2024 BMP File Parsing Memory Corruption
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-47074120 days apartZDI-CAN-21812: Adobe Illustrator JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2022-38436534 days apartAdobe Illustrator CDR File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2079335 days apartIllustrator 2024 TIF file parsing Out Of Bound Read Information disclosure vulnerability
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2024-34134125 days apartIllustrator | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2024-34135125 days apartAdobe Illustrator CC 2023 v27.9 Vulnerability II
    22Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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