CVE-2024-47456
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 28.7.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 28.7.1 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows reading memory outside allocated buffers. This can expose sensitive memory contents and potentially bypass ASLR security mitigations. Exploitation requires a victim to open a specially crafted malicious file.
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< 28.7.2CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Check Adobe Illustrator installed versionOpen Adobe Illustrator, go to Help > About Illustrator, or check Windows Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Illustrator\InstallPath for the Version valueAffected if The version displayed is 28.7.1 or earlier (any version below 28.7.2)
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Confirm file handling capability is enabledVerify Adobe Illustrator can open document files - the application defaults to having file open functionality enabled for .AI, PDF, EPS, and other supported formatsAffected if File opening functionality is available (this is enabled by default in all installations)
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Identify if untrusted file handling occursReview recent file open activity or monitor for unsolicited file attachments from external sources being opened in IllustratorAffected if Users routinely open files from untrusted or unknown sources, which is the required exploitation condition
A user is affected if Adobe Illustrator version is below 28.7.2 AND the application is used to open files (particularly from untrusted sources), since exploitation requires opening 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 · scoped28.7.2
Update Adobe Illustrator to version 28.7.2 or later. Additionally, educate users about not opening untrusted files and consider endpoint detection solutions to identify malicious file handling.
28.7.2
- Close Adobe Illustrator if it is currently running
- Open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Navigate to the Apps section or find Adobe Illustrator in your installed apps
- Click on the Update button next to Adobe Illustrator to install the available update
- Alternatively, open Illustrator and go to Help > Updates to trigger the update check
- Ensure the update installs version 28.7.2 or later
- Restart Illustrator after the update completes
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-2024-47456 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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