CVE-2021-36013

low-risk
Published 2021-08-23

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.2 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Do I need to act?

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2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-43.html
Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-43.html
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal