5.5

CVE-2025-49568: adobe illustrator Use After Free

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-08-2025Last modified 12-08-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-49568 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe illustrator. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.2% 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
0.26%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.27% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

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≤ 29.6.1 | ≥ 28.0, < 28.7.9 | ≥ 29.0, < 29.7

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links