CVE-2021-21007 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe Illustrator version 25.0 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01644.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Illustrator
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:illustrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8416	Adobe Illustrator version 25.0 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-02.html

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2021-01-13T22:54:53.688Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:46:39.150Z

Reserved: 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-21007

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:53:23.100Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-13T23:15:13.963

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:47:23.543

Link: CVE-2021-21007

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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