CVE-2026-21280
Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
CVSS Score
8.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-426 |
| Vendor | adobe |
| Product | illustrator |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | TechnologyMedia |
| Published | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Adobe / Illustrator
0 ≤ 30.0