5.5

CVE-2021-21096: adobe bridge Improper Authorization

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 15-04-2021Last modified 23-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-21096 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Authorization vulnerability in adobe bridge. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.71%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Bridge versions 10.1.1 (and earlier) and 11.0.1 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability in the Genuine Software Service. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.71% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.71%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • bridge≥ unspecified, ≤ 11.0.1 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ 10.1.1 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≥ 10.0, ≤ 10.1.1 | ≥ 11.0, ≤ 11.0.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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