CVE-2021-43025
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 Premiere Rush version 1.5.16 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious SVG file, 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 · high confidenceAdobe Premiere Rush versions 1.5.16 and earlier contain a memory corruption vulnerability triggered by parsing a maliciously crafted SVG file, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a specially crafted SVG file within the application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 1.5.16CVSS 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:3.1/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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Identify installed Adobe Premiere Rush versionOpen Adobe Premiere Rush and navigate to Help > About Adobe Premiere Rush, or check the version listed in the Creative Cloud desktop application under the installed apps sectionAffected if The version displayed is 1.5.16 or earlier
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Compare version against vulnerability rangeNote the full version number (e.g., 1.5.16, 1.5.12, 1.0.3) and compare it to the affected range of 1.5.16 and earlierAffected if The installed version is 1.5.16 or any earlier version (such as 1.5.0, 1.0.x series)
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Confirm SVG file import capabilityLaunch Adobe Premiere Rush and attempt to import an SVG file via File > Import, or check if the application supports SVG as an importable media format in the file type dropdownAffected if SVG files can be imported into the project (the vulnerable code path is exercised when parsing SVG content)
You are affected if Adobe Premiere Rush version 1.5.16 or earlier is installed and users can import SVG files into projects.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Adobe Premiere Rush to version 1.5.17 or later to patch the vulnerability. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected SVG files from untrusted sources.
Premiere Rush version 1.5.18 or later
- Open Adobe Premiere Rush
- Navigate to Help > Check for Updates
- Alternatively, open Creative Cloud desktop app and check for available updates for Premiere Rush
- Install the latest available version of Premiere Rush (version 1.5.18 or later)
- Restart Premiere Rush after the update completes
- Verify the installed version by going to Help > About Premiere Rush
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2021-43025 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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