TI-2021-17670 Aliases CVE-2021-40720 GHSA-x23q-4j9j-9cxw

Ops CLI Deserialization of Untrusted Data leads to Abritrary Code Execution

MEDIUM 54CWE-502Published 2021-10-15 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Ops CLI version 2.0.4 (and earlier) is affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution when the checkout_repo function is called on a maliciously crafted file. An attacker can leverage this to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09515 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed ops-cli (PyPI): 2.0.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Adobe	Ops-CLI	up to 2.0.4; up to None	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	ops-cli (PyPI)	before 2.0.5	2.0.5	Patch available	GHSA-x23q-4j9j-9cxw

Ops-CLI VendorAdobe Affected up to 2.0.4; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
ops-cli (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.5 Fixed in 2.0.5 Patch available GHSA-x23q-4j9j-9cxw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:ops-cli::::::::	before 2.0.5	Vulnerable	Adobe

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:ops-cli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-x23q-4j9j-9cxw ops-cli (PyPI) Fixed in 2.0.5 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40720
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x23q-4j9j-9cxw

References

Patch 1

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/ops_cli/apsb21-88.html

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40720

Other 2

Sources

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