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CVE-2021-36047

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-36047 is an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2020.1 and earlier, also affecting Debian Linux distributions utilizing the SDK. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to open a crafted file. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2020.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:*
<= 2020.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0272 is in the 85th 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

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 (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-65.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory