CVE-2021-40826

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 15, 2021 at 06:38 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorClementinePlayer Clementine· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Clementine Music Player through 1.3.1 is vulnerable to a User Mode Write Access Violation, affecting the MP3 file parsing functionality at clementine+0x3aa207. The vulnerability is triggered when the user opens a crafted MP3 file or loads a remote stream URL that is mishandled by Clementine. Attackers could exploit this issue to cause a crash (DoS) of the clementine.exe process or achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current logged-in Windows user.

Affected

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

v ≤ 1.3.1
microsoft-windows (environment)

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, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-40826/

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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