CVE-2021-36006
Adobe Photoshop MP4 File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper input validation vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Adobe Photoshop MP4 File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper input validation vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary 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.
- Record
CVE-2021-36006- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22639
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper input validation vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary 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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-22639- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx9h-v29m-9v3m
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an...
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper input validation vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary 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.
- Record
GHSA-cx9h-v29m-9v3m- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 (and earlier) and 22.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper input validation vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose arbitrary 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.
- Record
CVE-2021-36006- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-36006 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Adobe Photoshop, published August 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.