CVE-2021-42264

Adobe Premiere Pro Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 16, 2022 at 02:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:09 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPremiere ProPremiere· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Adobe Premiere Pro 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected

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

v < 15.4.2
Affected range stops below 15.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 15.4.1

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:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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