CVE-2024-34118
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIllustrator versions 28.5, 27.9.4 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to render the application unresponsive or terminate its execution. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAdobe Illustrator versions 28.5, 27.9.4 and earlier contain an improper input validation vulnerability that can be triggered when a user opens a malicious file. This leads to denial-of-service conditions where the application becomes unresponsive or terminates unexpectedly.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 27.0.0, < 27.9.5>= 28.0, < 28.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Adobe Illustrator versionOpen Adobe Illustrator and navigate to Help > About Adobe Illustrator, or check the installed version via the Creative Cloud desktop application or system installed programs listAffected if version cannot be determined or is not displayed
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Compare version against affected range 27.xIf the installed version starts with 27 (for example, 27.0.0, 27.1, 27.9.4), verify it is less than 27.9.5Affected if version is 27.0.0 through 27.9.4 (inclusive)
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Compare version against affected range 28.xIf the installed version starts with 28, verify it is less than 28.6 (for example, 28.0, 28.1, 28.5)Affected if version is 28.0 through 28.5 (inclusive)
The environment is affected if Adobe Illustrator version is 27.0.0 through 27.9.4 or 28.0 through 28.5, and a user opens a specially crafted malicious file.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped27.9.528.6
Users should avoid opening files from untrusted sources. Organizations should update Adobe Illustrator to the latest patched version once released by Adobe.
Adobe Illustrator 27.9.5 or later, or 28.6 or later
- 1. Close Adobe Illustrator if it is currently running
- 2. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- 3. Navigate to the Apps or Updates section
- 4. Find Adobe Illustrator in the list of installed applications
- 5. Click Update to install the latest version, or manually download version 27.9.5 (for 27.x branch) or version 28.6 (for 28.x branch) from helpx.adobe.com
- 6. Restart Illustrator after the update completes
- 7. Verify the version by going to Help > About Adobe Illustrator and confirm the version number is 27.9.5 or higher, or 28.6 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-34118 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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