CVE-2026-21333· NVD / CVE Program· CNA adobe

Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

Illustrator versions 29.8.4, 30.1 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

HighCVSS 8.6 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

BDU:2026-02883

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Published: Mar 10, 2026
Updated: Aug 27, 2026
EPSS: 0.2% · 5th percentile
CWE: CWE-426

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Low priority for now.

CVSS: 34 / 40 · 8.6 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · adobe: 8.6; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
adobe	illustrator	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator
microsoft	windows	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

adobe illustrator29.0 and later · before 29.8.5
adobe illustrator30.0 and later · before 30.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Adobe Illustrator Desktop 2025
- 29.8.5not affected
- up to and including 29.8.4affected · semver
Adobe Illustrator Desktop 2026
- 30.2not affected
- up to and including 30.1affected · semver

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2009-4195Buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS3 13.0.3 and earlier, and CS3 13.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi
58Plan
CVE-2012-0780Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
45Plan
CVE-2014-0513Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Illustrator CS6 before 16.0.5 and 16.2.x before 16.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary cod
42Plan
CVE-2012-2026Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
42Plan
CVE-2012-2025Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
42Plan
CVE-2012-2024Adobe Illustrator before CS6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vec
42Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2026-2128056 days apartIllustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
34Monitor
CVE-2026-48275126 days apartIllustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
34Monitor
CVE-2025-27167364 days apartIllustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
31Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope