CVE-2021-40701

Adobe Premiere Elements m4a Memory Corruption Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2021 at 03:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPremiere ElementsPremiere· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Adobe Premiere Elements version 2021.2235820 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious m4a file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2021.1
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 2021.2235820

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

7.8HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-788CWE-119

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