Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-40770Adobe Prelude M4A File Parsing Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Prelude from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Prelude version 10.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Prelude	unspecified – through 10.1unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-788 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html x_refsource_MISC