CVE-2026-21280
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
Publication date:
13/01/2026
Last modified:
14/01/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.60
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29.0 (including) | 29.8.4 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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