Buffer overflow in Adobe Bridge

CVE-2021-42727

Adobe Bridge 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file in Bridge.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.394 (98.6th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-42727: held from 0.394 to 0.394.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.394 · newest: 0.394 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42727?
CVE-2021-42727 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Bridge, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-42727?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42727 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.