CVE-2026-21280
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.6
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
17.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-426
Published 2026-01-13 · modified 2026-08-28
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-01-13 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-28 — Last modified (NVD)
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.