Adobe Bridge Out-of-bounds read could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted .jpe file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42719
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpqf-x9hp-mrj7
References
More Adobe Bridge vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-02745 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CC before 16.0 (aka 2015.0.0) and Adobe… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-02744 Integer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CC before 16.0 (aka 2015.0.0) and Adobe Bridge CC… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-02746 Adobe Photoshop CC before 16.0 (aka 2015.0.0) and Adobe Bridge CC before 6.11 allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2024-13554 ZDI-CAN-22653: Adobe Bridge PS File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-14525 Adobe Bridge Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-14523 Adobe Bridge SGI File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-42719 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-42719 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cpqf-x9hp-mrj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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