High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-21280
CVE-2026-21280
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.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=29.0,<29.8.4
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=29.8.3, 30.0
- (no CPE)range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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