CVE-2021-45051
Adobe Bridge JPEG2000 Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.2 (and earlier) and version 12.0 (and earlier) are affected by an use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 Bridge JPEG2000 Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.2 (and earlier) and version 12.0 (and earlier) are affected by an use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-45051- 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-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-31847
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.2 (and earlier) and version 12.0 (and earlier) are affected by an use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-31847- 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-w5fv-j786-whp9 No score
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.2 (and earlier) and version 12.0 (and earlier) are affected by an use...
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.2 (and earlier) and version 12.0 (and earlier) are affected by an use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
GHSA-w5fv-j786-whp9- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.2 (and earlier) and version 12.0 (and earlier) are affected by an use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
- Record
CVE-2021-45051- 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 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- 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-2021-45051 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Adobe Bridge, published January 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.