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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-40779 EUVD-2021-27944GHSA-x5p6-v8jc-c232

Adobe Media Encoder WAV file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution

Published Mar 16, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe Media Encoder unspecified – ≤ 15.4.1, unspecified – ≤ None —

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