CVE-2021-40702 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements 2021.2235820 and earlier, affecting both Windows and macOS versions. This flaw, triggered by insecure handling of a malicious PSD file, could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While user interaction is required for exploitation, its CVSS score of 7.8 (High) indicates a significant risk. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2021.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2021.2235820CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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