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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-36047 EUVD-2021-22680GHSA-g97q-g4qr-rcgw

XMP Toolkit SDK Improper Input Validation Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution

Published Sep 1, 2021 · Updated Nov 3, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe XMP Toolkit unspecified – ≤ 2020.1, unspecified – ≤ None —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 exempi 2.6.0-1 —
Debian 13 exempi 2.6.0-1 —
Debian 12 exempi 2.6.0-1 —
Debian 11 exempi 2.5.2-1+deb11u1 DLA-4264-1
Debian 10 exempi 2.5.0-2+deb10u1 DLA-3585-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS exempi 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 USN-5483-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS exempi 2.5.1-1ubuntu0.1 USN-5483-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS exempi 2.4.5-2ubuntu0.1 USN-5483-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS exempi No fix yet —

Advisories 3

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