CVE-2022-30647
Published: 15 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-30647 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Illustrator versions 26.0.2 and earlier along with 25.4.5 and earlier contain a Use-After-Free vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-30647 and CWE-416. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 and can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when triggered.
An attacker can exploit the issue only through local attack vectors that require the victim to open a specially crafted malicious file. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected system without needing elevated privileges.
Adobe published mitigation guidance in advisory APSB22-26, available at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb22-26.html. The EPSS score for this CVE has remained flat at a peak of 0.2245 since disclosure, indicating no material increase in observed exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-52478
Vulnerability details
Adobe Illustrator versions 26.0.2 (and earlier) and 25.4.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Use-After-Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a…
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victim must open a malicious file.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.