Ultimate Guide: CVE-2026-21280 - Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

Ultimate Guide: CVE-2026-21280 - Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

CVE ID : CVE-2026-21280 Published : Jan. 13, 2026, 6:41 p.m. | 39 minutes ago 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. Severity: 8.6 | HIGH Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Severity
CRITICAL
Published
Jan. 13, 2026
Impact: code execution

Source: Telegram CVE Monitor