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.
References
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| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
14 Jan 2026, 19:28
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Adobe
Microsoft Microsoft windows Apple macos Apple Adobe illustrator |
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| References | () https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html - Vendor Advisory |
13 Jan 2026, 19:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-13 19:16
Updated : 2026-01-14 19:28
NVD link : CVE-2026-21280
Mitre link : CVE-2026-21280
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21280
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Products Affected
adobe
- illustrator
microsoft
- windows
apple
- macos
CWE
CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path