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CVE-2025-27168: 
Adobe Illustrator vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Illustrator versions 29.2.1, 28.7.4 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-27168. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 11, 2025, and requires user interaction through opening a malicious file to be exploited (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD, Rapid7).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users of affected versions are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Illustrator (ASEC).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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