CVE-2021-36055 - OpenCVE

XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2020.1 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability 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 Low

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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Xmp Toolkit Software Development Kit
Debian	Debian Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-65.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html

History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2021-09-01T14:32:55.748Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:26:04.735Z

Reserved: 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36055

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-01T15:15:10.940

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:15:48.793

Link: CVE-2021-36055

Redhat

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