What is CVE-2021-26025?

CVE-2021-26025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acdsee Photo Studio 2021, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-26025?

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

Auth bypass in Acdsee Photo Studio 2021

CVE-2021-26025

PlugIns\IDE_ACDStd.apl in ACDSee Professional 2021 14.0 1721 has a User Mode Write Access Violation starting at IDE_ACDStd!zlibVersion+0x0000000000004e5e via a crafted BMP image.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-01-26 · 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: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Acdsee Photo Studio 2021 — versions 14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

github.com/secluck/pentest/blob/main/000022.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26025?: CVE-2021-26025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acdsee Photo Studio 2021, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-26025?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.