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TI-2023-11574 Aliases CVE-2023-26426GHSA-c885-45p6-385f

Adobe Illustrator (Beta) has a UAF vulnerability when parsing SVG files Arbitrary code execution

Priority LOW 36CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Illustrator version 26.5.2 (and earlier) and 27.2.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeIllustratorup to 26.5.2; up to 27.2.0; up to None—No fix listedCNA
  • Illustrator VendorAdobe Affected up to 26.5.2; up to 27.2.0; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 26.5.2; 27.0.0 to before 27.3.1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 26.5.2; 27.0.0 to before 27.3.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26426
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c885-45p6-385f

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2009-03980 Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS3 13.0.3 and earlier, and CS3 13.0.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-02283 Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-02162 Multiple buffer overflows in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Illustrator CS3, and GoLive 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-00719 Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03013 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS5 15.0.1 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03749 Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS3 13.0.3 and earlier and Illustrator CS4 14.0.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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