Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2026-21280Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Illustrator Desktop 2025 from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Illustrator Desktop 2026 | 0 – through 30.0 |
| Adobe | Illustrator Desktop 2025 | 0 – through 29.8.3 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H