What is CVE-2021-36055?

CVE-2021-36055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-36055?

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

Is CVE-2021-36055 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Adobe Xmp Toolkit

CVE-2021-36055

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 v…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.007 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Xmp Toolkit — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36055?: CVE-2021-36055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-36055?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36055 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.