8.6highHigh
CVE-2026-21280
Adobe 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 is changed.
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is requires local access to the machine.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.6 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Assigned by
- psirt@adobe.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- Last modified
- 2026-08-28
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Adobe Illustrator29.0 - 29.8.4, 30.0
- Apple Macosall versions
- Microsoft Windowsall versions
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.