Illustrator
CVE-2026-21280
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
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.
AnalysisAI
Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Illustrator 29.8.3 and 30.0 through an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows attackers to redirect application resource lookups to malicious executables. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction to open a crafted file, but executes with full user privileges and can affect the entire system. No patch is currently available.
Technical ContextAI
Classified as CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path). Affects Illustrator. 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
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch.
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