CVE-2021-42526 | BDVDB-2026-171984 Detail

AdobePremiere Elements

Description#

Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-788 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788)

References#

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-106.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-03-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-23Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-03-16
Last modified: 2025-04-23

Vendor information

Vendor: Adobe
Product: Premiere Elements

All Adobe vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

1.6%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 76.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 20210809.daily.2242976
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).