CVE-2021-40786 (GCVE-0-2021-40786)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-16 14:03 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:50
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Premiere Elements M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
Summary
Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-788 - Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Premiere Elements Affected: unspecified , ≤ 20210809.daily.2242976 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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