CVE-2019-8246 is a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Media Encoder versions 13.1 and earlier on Windows and macOS. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows for arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness despite its high severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.