CVE-2021-42529
XMP Toolkit SDK version 2021.07 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
XMP Toolkit SDK version 2021.07 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.94% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Affected
- adobe/xmp toolkit software development kit · debian/debian linux
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 3.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-108.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-108.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.