CVE-2021-40791 Adobe Premiere Pro JPEG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An attacker can disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking a user into opening a malicious JPEG file in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40791?
CVE-2021-40791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Pro, published on 7 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Premiere Pro versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 15.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40791?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Premiere Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40791?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40791 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40791 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Premiere Pro
- CVE-2026-48269 Premiere Pro | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
- CVE-2026-48270 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-48369 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-34636 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
- CVE-2026-34637 Premiere Pro | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9cv-6q9m-7jwf.