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AuditionApplication · Adobe

CVE-2026-21314

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 25.6 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
Audition versions 25.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information stored in memory. 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 · moderate confidence

Adobe Audition versions 25.3 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows memory exposure when processing a malicious file. The vulnerability enables an attacker to read beyond allocated buffer boundaries, potentially disclosing sensitive data from the application's memory space. Exploitation requires the victim to open a specially crafted malicious file.

MitigationApply the vendor patch when released by Adobe. Until then, enforce strict file handling policies: warn users not to open untrusted audio files, consider email/web gateway filtering for .sesx and related formats, and monitor for suspicious file uploads.

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
AuditionApplication
Affected:< 25.6

CVSS 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
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Adobe Audition is installed
    Check for Adobe Audition installation: On Windows, look in Program Files/Adobe folder or check Registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Audition for the InstallPath value. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Audition.app.
    Affected if Adobe Audition is found on the system
  2. Determine installed Audition version
    Windows: Right-click Adobe Audition.exe > Properties > Details tab > Product Version, or run 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Audition" /v Version' in Command Prompt. macOS: Right-click Adobe Audition.app > Get Info > Version.
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is older than 25.6
  3. Compare version to affected range
    Compare the installed version number against the affected range: versions 25.3 and earlier are vulnerable. Versions 25.6 and later contain the fix. Versions 25.4 and 25.5 are also affected (< 25.6).
    Affected if Installed version is less than 25.6 (e.g., 25.3, 25.2, 24.x, etc.)
  4. Confirm file processing capability is enabled
    Verify the application can open project files: check that .sesx and audio file associations exist, or test opening a standard audio file in Audition to confirm the file processing module is functional.
    Affected if The application can open and process audio/project files, allowing the vulnerability to trigger when a malicious file is opened

User is affected if Adobe Audition version 25.5 or earlier is installed and the application can open files, as the out-of-bounds read triggers when processing a specially crafted malicious file.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 25.6 or later
Fixed in 25.6
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch when released by Adobe. Until then, enforce strict file handling policies: warn users not to open untrusted audio files, consider email/web gateway filtering for .sesx and related formats, and monitor for suspicious file uploads.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Audition version 25.6

  1. Launch Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or open Adobe Audition
  2. Navigate to the Updates section in Creative Cloud
  3. Check for available updates to Adobe Audition
  4. If version 25.6 or later is available, click Update to install the fixed version
  5. Alternatively, visit helpx.adobe.com and download the latest version of Adobe Audition (25.6 or later)
  6. Restart Adobe Audition after the update completes
  7. Verify the installed version by going to Help > About Adobe Audition to confirm version 25.6 or later is running
Caveat Standard Adobe update considerations apply - back up any critical projects before updating; some older project files may require re-encoding with new codecs in rare cases

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Audition Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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