Illustrator on iPad | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
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-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Illustrator on iPad versions 3.0.9 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe Illustrator on iPad — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator-mobile-ios/ap…
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-38224 Illustrator on iPad | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-38217 Illustrator on iPad | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-38214 Illustrator on iPad | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191)Priority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-61827
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgqg-vf3g-mmrr
References
More Adobe Illustrator On Ipad vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38224 Illustrator on iPad | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38217 Illustrator on iPad | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38214 Illustrator on iPad | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-15121 Illustrator on iPad | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-15120 Illustrator on iPad | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-38216 Illustrator on iPad | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-61827 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-61827 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgqg-vf3g-mmrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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