---
id: CVE-2026-21280
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
  critic…
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-426
vendor: adobe
product: illustrator
affected:
  - 'illustrator >= 29.0, < 29.8.4'
  - illustrator = 30.0
patched:
  - illustrator 29.8.4
published: '2026-01-13'
updated: '2026-08-27'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21280'
references:
  - url: 'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.html'
    label: psirt@adobe.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00252
epssPercentile: 0.14822
ingestedAt: '2026-08-27T21:08:14.593Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `illustrator >= 29.0, < 29.8.4`
- `illustrator = 30.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `illustrator 29.8.4`