CVE-2021-36016

LOW
Published Aug 20, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
3.3 CVSS 3.1
Low
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Published Aug 20, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.2 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS Details

Base Score
3.3
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
adobemedia_encoder* ≤15.2
microsoftwindows*any

References 2

  • helpx.adobe.com https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-43.html
    Vendor Advisory
  • zerodayinitiative.com https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-907/
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.