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CVE-2021-40781: Adobe Media Encoder Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% 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-476

Description

Adobe Media Encoder 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 products

• Adobe Media Encoder: through 15.4.1

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html

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