Adobe Media Encoder Improper Memory Access When Parsing SVG Files Could Lead To Remote Code Execution

published 2021-09-01 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-22703

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.1%; EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 0; none known

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.1 (and earlier) is affected by an improper memory access vulnerability when parsing a crafted .SVG file. 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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-23)

Exploit prediction

4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Adobe Media Encoder

Classification

Weakness

CWE-788 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-70.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-36070
NVD CVE-2021-36070

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Summary