CVE-2021-40715

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Adobe Premiere Pro version 15.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .exr file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-788 CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Premiere	>= unspecified, <= 15.4; >= unspecified, <= None

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_pro/apsb21-67.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_pro/apsb21-67.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 29, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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