CVE-2021-40732 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-40732: XMP Toolkit SDK Null Pointer Dereference

Vendor Adobe
Product XMP Toolkit
Weakness CWE-476
Published October 13, 2021
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

XMP Toolkit version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by a null pointer dereference vulnerability that could result in leaking data from certain memory locations and causing a local denial of service in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the victim will need to open a specially crafted MXF file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 13, 2021 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated