High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-36009
CVE-2021-36009
Description
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=25.2.3
- (no CPE)range: <=25.2.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
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References
2- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-42.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1147/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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