What is CVE-2021-21784?

CVE-2021-21784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-21784?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Accusoft Imagegear

CVE-2021-21784

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the JPG format SOF marker processing of Accusoft ImageGear 19.8. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-04-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Accusoft Imagegear — versions 19.8
Accusoft — versions Accusoft ImageGear 19.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1248 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21784?: CVE-2021-21784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-21784?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.