Zero-Day Advisory
Fortinet Discovers Adobe Illustrator Arbitary Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered an arbitary code execution vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator.
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Systems for macOS and Windows.
An arbitary code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Illustrator by FortiGuard Labs. The vulnerability is caused by a crafted Adobe Illustrator Artwork "DWG" file which causes an out-of-bounds memory access. It could allow malicious users to create arbitary code execution scenarios.
Solutions
FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:Adobe.Illustrator.CVE-2021-40746.Arbitrary.Code.Execution
Released Oct 04, 2021
Users should apply the solution provided by Adobe.
Timeline
Fortinet reported the vulnerability to Adobe on August 06, 2021.
Adobe confirmed the vulnerability on August 09, 2021.
Adobe patched the vulnerability on October 26, 2021.