Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE reports a crash-like memory write fault in ACDSee Free 1.1.21. The public metadata does not explain business impact, affected platforms, or whether code execution is possible. Treat it as an exposure discovery item unless the product is present in your environment.
Executive priority
Prioritize identification over emergency response. There is insufficient evidence for active exploitation or critical impact, but unmanaged desktop software can become a practical risk when users handle untrusted content.
Technical view
The record describes a user-mode write access violation at IDE_ACDStd!IEP_SetColorProfile+0x00000000000c47ff in ACDSee Free 1.1.21. No CVSS score, CWE, CPE, vendor advisory, or confirmed impact is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to endpoints where ACDSee Free 1.1.21 is installed. The bundle does not identify server exposure, network reachability, or affected configurations beyond that version.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. The GitHub reference appears to document the bug, but the bundle provides no confirmed exploitability assessment.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are impact, trigger conditions, affected CPEs, CWE, CVSS, and vendor remediation. Do not assume code execution from the write AV alone without additional evidence from the referenced report or vendor analysis.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory endpoints for ACDSee Free 1.1.21.
- Check ACDSee or vendor guidance for a fixed or supported version.
- Remove affected installations where the software is not business-required.
- Avoid processing untrusted files with the affected version.
- Monitor vulnerability databases for updated CVSS, CWE, or vendor advisories.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ACDSee Free 1.1.21 exists in software inventory.
- Review endpoint telemetry for crashes involving IDE_ACDStd or SetColorProfile.
- Check vulnerability scanners for CVE-2019-13251 coverage and detection logic.
- Verify whether any vendor advisory or newer fixed release is available.
- Document compensating controls if removal or upgrade is not immediately possible.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/apriorit/pentesting/blob/master/bugs/acdsee/0x00000000000c47ff.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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