# CVE-2024-49541: Illustrator | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

Status: published. Published: 2024-12-10. Updated: 2026-11-03.

Illustrator versions 29.0.0, 28.7.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Adobe / Illustrator: ≥ 0; ≤ 28.7.2 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: adobe

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "28.7.3",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      },
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": false
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": false
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "AND"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: adobe

- CVSS 3.1: 5.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: NVD: psirt@adobe.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.33% as of 2026-11-03; percentile 26.85%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-125

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb24-94.html (CNA: adobe; vendor-advisory)

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb24-94.html (psirt@adobe.com; Vendor Advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: adobe: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49541; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-03

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49541; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-03

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-49541; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated Not reported

Revision: 7d34e4f770d2366acc784ec2259bd4c9f1ef94df181c12b3984ee3770d61fc2f

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