Adobe Media Encoder Improper Memory Access When Parsing SVG Files Could Lead To Remote Code Execution

Published 5 y ago 2021-09-01 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.8

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

4.1%

percentile 91%

Public exploits

none known

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.1 (and earlier) is affected by an improper memory access vulnerability when parsing a crafted .SVG file. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 18 mo ago 2025-04-23

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	9.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

Adobe Media Encoder

Classification

Weakness

CWE-788 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-70.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2021-36070
NVD: CVE-2021-36070

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Summary