Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2021· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Adobe Illustrator PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2021-36008
Description
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Affected products
2<=25.2.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=25.2.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-42.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1146/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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