CVE-2026-21280

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 17.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-28.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-01-13 18:41Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-27 20:01Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-12-12

Assigning CNA

adobe

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

11cc1a99d1fe88cc2d289cde63b9ced0d4e35e8d4a951d2f4cafac1c682cdfdc

• helpx.adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb26-03.htmlvendor-advisory