CVE-2021-36048 (GCVE-0-2021-36048)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-09-01 14:32
Modified
2025-11-03 19:25
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation ()
Summary
XMP Toolkit SDK version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe XMP Toolkit Version: unspecified   <
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