CVE-2021-42738 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Prelude version 10.1 and earlier, affecting both Windows and macOS platforms. This flaw allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a specially crafted MXF file is opened. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8), it requires user interaction and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:prelude:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.