CVE-2021-42526 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 and earlier versions, affecting both Windows and macOS platforms. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user if a malicious file is opened, requiring user interaction for exploitation. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| 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.