CVE-2025-27194
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 · uneditedMedia Encoder versions 25.1, 24.6.4 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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.
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 Media Encoder contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file. The flaw exists in versions 25.1, 24.6.4 and earlier, enabling attackers to execute code in the context of the current user's privileges.
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< 24.6.5>= 25.0, < 25.2CVSS 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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Locate Adobe Media Encoder installationCheck for Adobe Media Encoder on Windows via Registry: Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder\ (or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder\). The 'Version' or 'ProductVersion' value shows the installed version.Affected if The application is installed and the version value exists in the registry.
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Determine exact version numberRead the Version/ProductVersion string value from the registry key identified above. Alternatively, launch Adobe Media Encoder and go to Help > About Adobe Media Encoder to display the version number.Affected if You can retrieve a version number string such as 24.x, 25.0.x, or 25.1.x.
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Compare against affected version rangesCheck if your installed version falls into these ranges: (1) version is less than 24.6.5 (for example, 24.6.4, 24.4, 24.0), OR (2) version is 25.0 or 25.1 (meaning version is >= 25.0 but < 25.2). Versions 24.6.5 and above, and 25.2 and above, are NOT affected.Affected if The version is below 24.6.5, or falls between 25.0 and 25.1 inclusive.
If Adobe Media Encoder is installed and its version is either below 24.6.5 or between 25.0 and 25.1 inclusive, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-27194.
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 · scoped24.6.525.2
Update Adobe Media Encoder to the latest patched version. Avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources until the update is applied.
24.6.5 or later for 24.x branch; 25.2 or later for 25.x branch
- Close Adobe Media Encoder if currently running
- Identify your current version: go to Help > About Adobe Media Encoder
- If using version 24.x (24.0 - 24.6.4), download and install version 24.6.5 or later from Adobe's official download page
- If using version 25.0 - 25.1, download and install version 25.2 or later from Adobe's official download page
- Launch Media Encoder and verify the version number reflects the update (Help > About Adobe Media Encoder)
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-2025-27194 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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