CVE-2021-40765: Adobe Character Animator Memory Corruption 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: 2022-03-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-788

Description

Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a 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 Character Animator (Preview 4): through 4.4

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-95.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-95.html

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