CVE-2025-27170: adobe illustrator NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-27170 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in adobe illustrator. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Illustrator versions 29.2.1, 28.7.4 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial of service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.20% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Adobe1 product
- illustrator≤ 28.7.4 | ≥ 28.0, < 28.7.5 | ≥ 29.0, < 29.3
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb25-17.htmlVendor Advisory