CVE-2021-36008
Adobe Illustrator PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adobe Illustrator PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-36008- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22641
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-22641- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hm8-6x9w-r3fc No score
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability...
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
GHSA-3hm8-6x9w-r3fc- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-36008- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-36008 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Adobe Illustrator, published August 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.51%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.