CVE-2026-21280
Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Jan 13, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 12, 2025
Description
Illustrator versions 29.8.3, 30.0 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file and scope is changed.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.6 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Illustrator Desktop 2026Adobe |
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Illustrator Desktop 2025Adobe |
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References
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