# CVE-2026-21316: Adobe Audition buffer overflow in memory access

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-21316-adobe-audition-buffer-overflow-in-memory-access  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-10. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-21316 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-02-10

Adobe Audition is a professional audio editing application used by media professionals for mixing, recording, and editing sound. A memory access vulnerability in versions 25.3 and earlier could cause the application to crash or stop responding if an attacker tricks a user into opening a malicious audio file, disrupting work and potentially causing data loss.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-21316 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-21316 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-21316?** 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-2026-21316?** 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-2026-21316 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-21316?** 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 vulnerability is a classic buffer overflow issue (CWE-788: Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer) in Adobe Audition's file parsing logic. The vulnerable component fails to properly validate buffer boundaries when processing audio files, allowing out-of-bounds memory access. Exploitation requires user interaction—specifically, opening a crafted malicious audio file within the application. An attacker can trigger a denial-of-service condition causing the application to crash or hang. The vulnerability affects versions 25.3 and earlier; patches are expected to be available through Adobe's security updates.

## Affected products

- Adobe Audition 25.3 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-02-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb26-14.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb26-14.html)

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