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CVE-2025-49530VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-49530: Adobe Illustrator · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Adobe IllustratorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Adobe IllustratorAffected
  • =0
  • <=28.7.6
  • <=29.5.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor Adobe security advisories closely and apply official patches immediately upon release to remediate the vulnerability. 2. Until patches are available, restrict the opening of Illustrator files from untrusted or unknown sources, especially via email or file sharing platforms. 3. Implement application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the execution context of Illustrator and reduce the impact of potential exploitation. 4. Educate users about the risks of opening unsolicited or suspicious Illustrator files and promote cautious handling of email attachments and downloads. 5. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Use network segmentation to isolate systems running Illustrator from critical infrastructure to contain potential breaches. 7. Review and enforce least privilege policies to minimize the privileges of users running Illustrator, reducing the potential damage from exploitation. 8. Consider disabling or limiting scripting and automation features within Illustrator if not required, as these can be leveraged in exploitation chains. 9. Maintain regular backups of critical data to enable recovery in case of compromise. These measures combined will reduce the likelihood and impact of exploitation beyond generic patching advice.

Description

Illustrator versions 28.7.6, 29.5.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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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