What is CVE-2021-44179?

CVE-2021-44179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dimension, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-44179?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Dimension

CVE-2021-44179

Adobe Dimension versions 3.4.3 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious GIF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Published 2021-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dimension/apsb21-116.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1569/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44179?: CVE-2021-44179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dimension, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-44179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.