CVE-2025-49567
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 28.7.8, 29.6.1 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing a disruption in service. 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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Illustrator contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted files. When the application attempts to parse a specially crafted file, it attempts to dereference a NULL pointer, causing the application to crash and resulting in denial of service. User interaction is required in that the victim must open the 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>= 28.0, < 28.7.9>= 29.0, < 29.7CVSS 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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Verify Adobe Illustrator is installedCheck common installation paths: Windows typically at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [Version]\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Adobe Illustrator.exe, or use system inventory/registry query under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\IllustratorAffected if Adobe Illustrator application is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberRight-click the Adobe Illustrator executable, select Properties, and check the Details tab for File Version; or run 'Adobe Illustrator.exe -version' if supported; or check registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Illustrator\[InstallPath\] for Version valueAffected if A version number can be extracted from the installation
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Compare version against vulnerable rangesCompare the extracted version to the affected ranges: 28.0 <= version < 28.7.9, or 29.0 <= version < 29.7Affected if Installed version falls within 28.0 through 28.7.8, or 29.0 through 29.6
A user is affected if Adobe Illustrator version 28.0-28.7.8 or 29.0-29.6 is installed and the user opens a maliciously crafted file that triggers the NULL pointer dereference during parsing.
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 · scoped28.7.929.7
Users should update to a patched version of Adobe Illustrator when released and avoid opening files from untrusted sources. The vulnerability requires fixing the code that handles file parsing to include proper NULL pointer validation before dereferencing.
Adobe Illustrator 28.7.9 or later for 28.x line; Adobe Illustrator 29.7 or later for 29.x line
- 1. Open Adobe Illustrator on the affected system
- 2. Navigate to Help > About Adobe Illustrator to check the current version number
- 3. If version is 28.0 to 28.7.8 or 29.0 to 29.6.1, proceed with update
- 4. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or visit adobe.com/downloads
- 5. Locate Adobe Illustrator in the available updates
- 6. Click Update or Install to download and apply the security patch
- 7. Restart Illustrator after the update completes
- 8. Verify the updated version by checking Help > About Adobe Illustrator (should show 28.7.9 or later, or 29.7 or later)
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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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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