What is CVE-2021-40715?

CVE-2021-40715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-40715?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Premiere

CVE-2021-40715

Adobe Premiere Pro version 15.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .exr 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.

Published 2021-09-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_pro/apsb21-67.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40715?: CVE-2021-40715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-40715?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.