5.5

CVE-2022-23198: adobe illustrator NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 16-02-2022Last modified 23-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-23198 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in adobe illustrator. EPSS estimates a 1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.74%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-02-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.74%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.74% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.74%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • illustrator≥ unspecified, ≤ 25.4.3 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ 26.0.2 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≤ 25.4.3 | ≥ 26.0.0, ≤ 26.0.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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