CVE-2021-40703 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements 2021.2235820 and earlier, affecting both Windows and macOS versions. It allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a malicious M4A file is processed, requiring user interaction to exploit. Rated High (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2021.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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