CVE-2021-40787 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements (versions 20210809.daily.2242976 and earlier) across Windows and macOS platforms. This vulnerability, rated HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.8, allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, requiring user interaction to open a specially crafted malicious file. While the potential impact is high, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2021.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 20210809.daily.2242976CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:premiere_elements:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.