CVE-2021-40701: Adobe Premiere Elements m4a Memory Corruption Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-788

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 products

Adobe Premiere Elements: through 2021.1

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-78.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-78.html

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