CVE-2026-21288

Medium

Description

Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 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 disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Adobe Illustrator

PublishedJan 13, 2026

First seenJan 13, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference

How to fix

Update

adobe illustrator29.8.4 or later

Vendor advisories

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
adobe illustrator	29.0 ≤ v < 29.8.4, 30.0	29.8.4

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