CVE-2026-21280
Illustrator untrusted search path flaw enabling user-assisted code execution.
Is CVE-2026-21280 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-21280 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-21280?
CVE-2026-21280 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-21280?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-21280. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-21280 affect?
CVE-2026-21280 affects Adobe Illustrator 29.8.3, Adobe Illustrator 30.0, Adobe Illustrator (older versions). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-21280?
Monitor for updates; restrict opening unknown Illustrator files; patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
User-assisted RCE via manipulated search path; attacker must entice user to open a crafted file.
Monitor only
- affected<= 29.8.3
- affected<= 30.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.