CVE-2022-30648
Published: 15 June 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-30648 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-2022-30648 and CWE-416. The flaw can permit arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a specially crafted file is processed.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious file that the victim must open, after which code runs locally with the privileges of the opening user. The CVSS 7.8 score reflects local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and required user interaction.
The Adobe security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb22-26.html addresses mitigation steps for the affected Illustrator releases. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.2245 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-52479
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.