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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-40778 · published 16 March 2022

CVE-2021-40778: Adobe media encoder null pointer dereference vulnerability

Adobe · Media Encoder

Adobe Media Encoder 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 29.9% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Adobe Media Encoder 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-40778), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-04). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.