CVE-2025-27167 Illustrator | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Attackers can execute malicious programs or access data by manipulating the application's untrusted search path in Adobe Illustrator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27167?
CVE-2025-27167 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Illustrator versions 29.2.1, 28.7.4 and earlier are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the application uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted application would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the application trusts.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27167?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Illustrator.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27167?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-27167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cw8-r66w-2976.