# CVE-2026-113549: Adobe Audition NULL pointer dereference denial of service

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113549-audition-is-affected-by-a-null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113549 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-11-10

Adobe Audition, a digital audio editing application, contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that can crash the application. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted malicious file, resulting in a denial-of-service condition that prevents the user from working with their audio projects.

Technologies: [Adobe Audition](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/audition). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113549 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113549 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113549?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Audition 26.5 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113549?** Yes: fixed in Audition 27.0, 26.5.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-113549 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113549?** Check whether you run Adobe Audition at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Audition 27.0, 26.5.3

## Technical details

A NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) in Adobe Audition allows an attacker to cause application denial-of-service by providing a malicious file. The vulnerability requires user interaction—a victim must open the crafted file—and is triggered locally with no special privileges needed. Exploitation crashes the application but does not enable code execution or data theft.

## Affected products

- Adobe Audition 26.5 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: disclosed
- 2026-11-10: patched

## References

- [https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/audition/apsb26-102.html](https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/audition/apsb26-102.html)

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