Adobe Bridge HEIC File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read vulnerability could lead to information disclosure

Description

Adobe Bridge versions 10.1.1 (and earlier) and 11.0.1 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive memory information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.

Weakness

• CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Adobe · Bridge

  • affected unspecified – ≤ 11.0.1
  • affected unspecified – ≤ 10.1.1
  • affected unspecified – ≤ None

References (2)

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-23.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-413/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2021-21091](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2021-21091.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2021-21091)

Record last updated 23 Apr 2025, 19:41 UTC.