CVE-2021-40735
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Audition versions 14.4 and earlier contain a memory corruption vulnerability that can potentially be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires user interaction, likely through opening a specially crafted malicious file within the application.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 14.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Adobe Audition installed versionOpen Adobe Audition, then go to Help > About Adobe Audition to display the version number. Alternatively, check the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Audition\ or look at the executable properties of Audition.exe in the installation folder (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2021\ or similar).Affected if The version displayed is 14.4 or any version lower than 14.4 (e.g., 14.3, 14.2, 14.0).
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Determine if the patch has been appliedCheck if a newer version than 14.4 is installed. If the system has auto-updated through Adobe Creative Cloud, the version may be 14.5 or later.Affected if No update to version 14.5 or later has been applied, meaning the installed version remains at 14.4 or below.
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Verify source of recently opened audio filesReview recently opened or imported audio project files, session files, or audio clips. Check if any files originated from untrusted or unknown sources.Affected if The vulnerability requires user interaction by opening a specially crafted malicious file; if such a file was opened, exploitation becomes possible.
You are affected if Adobe Audition version 14.4 or earlier is installed and you have opened or might open audio files from untrusted sources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Adobe Audition to the latest patched version to remediate this vulnerability. Until patched, avoid opening untrusted audio files from unknown sources.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-40735 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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