CVE-2022-23189 Adobe Illustrator NULL Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Adobe Illustrator by tricking a user into opening a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23189?
CVE-2022-23189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 16 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Illustrator versions 25.4.3 (and earlier) and 26.0.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Illustrator.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vf38-xj6f-v939.