CVE-2021-40796 Adobe Premiere Pro Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Mar 2022 Updated 23 Apr 2025

An attacker can cause a denial of service in Adobe Premiere Pro by tricking a user into opening a malicious 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-2021-40796?

CVE-2021-40796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere, published on 16 Mar 2022. 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 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service 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-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40796?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Premiere Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-40796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jghj-v2gg-6p22.