CVE-2024-47452
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Illustrator versions 28.7.1 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious file. This affects all users running vulnerable versions of Illustrator on any supported operating system. Successful exploitation requires user interaction through opening a crafted file.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Illustrator
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with attacker gaining full control of the victim's computer in the context of the logged-in user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or lateral movement.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation or malware installation when a user opens a malicious Illustrator file from an untrusted source.
If Mitigated
No impact if users only open trusted files from verified sources and have proper endpoint protection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code available as of advisory publication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 28.7.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb24-87.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to 'Apps' section. 3. Find Adobe Illustrator and click 'Update'. 4. Alternatively, download latest version from Adobe website. 5. Restart computer after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict untrusted file opening
allConfigure application control policies to block Illustrator from opening files from untrusted locations
Enable Protected View
allConfigure Illustrator to open files in Protected View mode for untrusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block Illustrator execution entirely
- Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) to monitor for suspicious Illustrator process behavior
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Open Adobe Illustrator, go to Help > About Illustrator. Check if version is 28.7.1 or earlier.Check Version:
On Windows: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Illustrator\28.0' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version. On macOS: /Applications/Adobe\ Illustrator\ 2024/Adobe\ Illustrator.app/Contents/Info.plistVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Illustrator version is 28.7.2 or later in Help > About Illustrator.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Illustrator crash logs with memory access violations
- Unexpected child processes spawned from Illustrator.exe
Network Indicators:
- Illustrator process making unexpected network connections after file open
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Illustrator.exe" AND (event_id:1000 OR event_id:1001) AND exception_code:0xc0000005