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CVE-2021-36052· NVD / CVE Program· CNA adobe

XMPToolkit SDK ImportTIFF_CheckStandardMapping Memory Corruption

XMP Toolkit version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 1, 2021
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.2% · 88th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · adobe
7.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
adobexmp toolkit software development kit
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • adobe xmp toolkit software development kitup to 2020.1 inclusive
  • debian debian linux10.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Adobe XMP Toolkit

    • unspecified and later · up to and including 2020.1affected
    • unspecified and later · up to and including Noneaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10exempibefore 2.5.0-2+deb10u12.5.0-2+deb10u1
Debian:11exempibefore 2.5.2-1+deb11u12.5.2-1+deb11u1
Debian:12exempibefore 2.6.0-12.6.0-1

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-36051XMP Toolkit SDK Buffer Overflow Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2021-39847XMP Toolkit SDK Stack-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2021-36050XMP Toolkit SDK Heap-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2021-42532XMP-Toolkit SDK Stack-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2021-42531XMP-Toolkit SDK Stack-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2021-42530XMP-Toolkit SDK Stack-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:exempi2.6.0-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-788 · Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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