CVE-2021-40795 Adobe Premiere Pro 3GP File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An out-of-bounds read in Adobe Premiere Pro allows remote code execution if a user opens a malicious 3GP file.
- 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-2021-40795?
CVE-2021-40795 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. 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-2021-40795?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Premiere Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40795?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-40795 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40795 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-w26v-9pmr-2p6c.