CVE-2026-21288

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:30.0:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

17 Jun 2026, 10:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Las versiones 29.8.3, 30.0 y anteriores de Illustrator se ven afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de desreferencia de puntero nulo que podría provocar una denegación de servicio de la aplicación. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad para bloquear la aplicación, causando interrupción en los servicios. La explotación de este problema requiere interacción del usuario, en el sentido de que una víctima debe abrir un archivo malicioso.

14 Jan 2026, 19:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Adobe Microsoft Microsoft windows Apple macos Apple Adobe illustrator
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:30.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html -~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html - Vendor Advisory

13 Jan 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-21288

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21288

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21288

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

apple

macos

adobe

illustrator

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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