CVE-2026-34662: NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) in Adobe Illustrator
Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-34662 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Adobe Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier. This vulnerability can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, causing the application to dereference a null pointer and crash. The resulting denial-of-service impacts availability of the application. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates the attack requires adjacent network access, low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by Adobe as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to an application denial-of-service by crashing Adobe Illustrator. The impact is limited to availability disruption of the affected application on the user's system. There is limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. No evidence of exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Adobe advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, users should exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources to avoid triggering the vulnerability. No official fix or temporary workaround has been provided by Adobe at this time.
CVE-2026-34662: NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) in Adobe Illustrator
Description
Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-34662 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Adobe Illustrator versions 29.8.6, 30.3 and earlier. This vulnerability can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, causing the application to dereference a null pointer and crash. The resulting denial-of-service impacts availability of the application. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates the attack requires adjacent network access, low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by Adobe as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to an application denial-of-service by crashing Adobe Illustrator. The impact is limited to availability disruption of the affected application on the user's system. There is limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. No evidence of exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Adobe advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, users should exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources to avoid triggering the vulnerability. No official fix or temporary workaround has been provided by Adobe at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-30T17:30:36.493Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a036fc8cbff5d86100cc45b
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 6:22:00 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 6:42:06 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 4:58:40 AM
Views: 8
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