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CVE-2021-40720

34
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-40720 describes a critical Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Adobe Ops CLI version 2.0.4 and earlier. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted file to the checkout_repo function, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim's machine. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, allowing for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and community discussion is minimal, the high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a significant potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:ops-cli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.0.4CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:ops-cli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0922 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ops-cliFixed in: 2.0.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-x23q-4j9j-9cxwcritical

Ops CLI Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability

May 24, 2022

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/ops_cli/apsb21-88.html
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory