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CVE-2026-21333

Adobe Illustrator

Illustrator versions 29.8.4, 30.1 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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
2026-03-10
Last modified
2026-08-28
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Adobe Illustrator29.0 - 29.8.5, 30.0 - 30.2
  • Microsoft Windowsall versions

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References