CVE-2026-71441
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs
Summary
Illustrator is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Risk Assessment
The risk is the potential leakage of sensitive information, such as memory fragments containing user data or keys, which could lead to further attacks.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Illustrator to a patched version and avoid opening untrusted files.
Other vulnerabilities in Illustrator
See all- CVE-2026-75990High
Illustrator is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation requires user interaction – the victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
- CVE-2026-27268Medium
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.
- CVE-2026-21288Medium
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.
- CVE-2025-54284High
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Illustrator versions 29.7, 28.7.9 and earlier could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file.
- CVE-2025-54283High
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Illustrator versions 29.7, 28.7.9 and earlier could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file.
Original NVD description (English source)
Illustrator is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

