CVE-2021-21074

Information disclosure via undisclosed out-of-bounds read

Published Mar 12, 2021 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Animate 21.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to disclose process memory through a malicious file. Adobe identifies the flaw only as an out-of-bounds read and has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, or faulty bounds operation. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted file; no data modification or code-execution impact is reported.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability3.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Animate 21.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to disclose process memory through a malicious file. Adobe identifies the flaw only as an out-of-bounds read and has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, or faulty bounds operation. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted file; no data modification or code-execution impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-21074
Published
Mar 12, 2021
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Animate
Classifications
CWE-125, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=21.0.3
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=None

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe Animateversion=unspecified <=21.0.3; version=unspecified <=None

Published CVSS scores

5.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
7.1Adobe Systems IncorporatedCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1204.002Malicious File

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