Adobe Illustrator UAF 28.7.8/29.6.1 – Sensitive Data Disclosure
CVE-2025-49568 Published on August 12, 2025
Illustrator | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Illustrator versions 28.7.8, 29.6.1 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-49568 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2025-49568 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-49568
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Affected Versions
Adobe Illustrator:- Before and including 29.6.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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