Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 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. 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. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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Description Adobe Framemaker versions 2022.8 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. 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. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Title Adobe Framemaker | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Weaknesses CWE-426
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

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Updated: 2026-04-14T22:58:17.003Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T22:02:41.395Z

Link: CVE-2026-27290

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-14T23:16:25.813

Modified: 2026-04-14T23:16:25.813

Link: CVE-2026-27290

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