CVE-2026-21315: Adobe Audition out-of-bounds read in memory parsing

CVE-2026-21315 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-02-10

Adobe Audition, a professional audio editing and mixing application, contains an out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability affecting versions 25.3 and earlier. An attacker can craft a malicious audio file that, when opened by a user, causes the application to read beyond allocated memory boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive data from the system's memory. This could allow attackers to steal passwords, encryption keys, or other confidential information stored in memory.

Technologies: Adobe Audition. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-21315 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-21315 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-21315?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 February 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe Audition 25.3 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-21315?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-21315 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-21315?
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.

Technical details

This is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Audition's file parsing logic, affecting versions 25.3 and earlier. The vulnerability occurs when the application processes a malformed or specially crafted audio file without proper bounds checking, allowing an attacker to read memory locations outside the intended data structure. Exploitation requires user interaction—the victim must be tricked into opening a malicious file. A successful exploit does not lead to code execution but can leak sensitive information (passwords, keys, personal data) from process memory. Adobe has released patches in version 25.4 and later to address this issue.

Affected products

  • Adobe Audition 25.3 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-02-10: disclosed
  • 2026-02-10: advisory: APSB26-14 advisory published

References

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