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CVE-2021-28596

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-28596 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe FrameMaker versions 2020.0.1 and earlier, and 2019.0.8 and earlier. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted malicious file. While user interaction is required for exploitation, successful attacks could lead to full compromise of the affected system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or proof-of-concept code, and community discussion and media coverage remain low.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2019.0.8CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2020.0.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2020.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:2020.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0232 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/framemaker/apsb21-45.html
Vendor Advisory