What is CVE-2021-40777?

CVE-2021-40777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-40777?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2021-40777

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User inte…

EPSS: 0.038 (88.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Media Encoder — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-788

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40777?: CVE-2021-40777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-40777?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.