---
id: CVE-2026-21288
title: >-
  Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer
  Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service
summary: >-
  Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer
  Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An
  attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing
  disru…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: adobe
product: illustrator
affected:
  - 'illustrator >= 29.0, < 29.8.4'
  - illustrator = 30.0
patched:
  - illustrator 29.8.4
published: '2026-01-13'
updated: '2026-08-27'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21288'
references:
  - url: 'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00207
epssPercentile: 0.09567
ingestedAt: '2026-08-27T21:08:14.713Z'
---

## Overview

Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## Affected

- `illustrator >= 29.0, < 29.8.4`
- `illustrator = 30.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `illustrator 29.8.4`