Adobe Prelude Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Adobe Prelude version 10.0 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Prelude | up to 10.0; up to None | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Prelude VendorAdobe Affected up to 10.0; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-35999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r28w-p6h8-w53m
References
More Adobe Prelude vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-07767 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Prelude CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-07765 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Prelude CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-07764 Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Prelude CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-19081 Adobe Prelude M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-19080 Adobe Prelude M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18947 Adobe Prelude MXF File Parsing Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-35999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-35999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r28w-p6h8-w53m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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