Buffer overflow in Adobe Prelude

CVE-2021-35999

Adobe Prelude version 10.0 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35999?
CVE-2021-35999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Prelude, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-35999?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.