Adobe Connect Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Adobe Connect version 11.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability to achieve arbitrary method invocation when AMF messages are deserialized on an Adobe Connect server. An attacker can leverage this to execute remote code execution on the server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40719
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj2h-5w53-cg32
References
More Adobe Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08504 Adobe Connect Improper Access Control Security feature bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2018-09178 Improper authentication in Adobe Connect 9.7.5 and earlier CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04295 RCE in Saphira Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04294 SQLi in Saphira Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08334 Server-side request forgery in Adobe Connect 9.6.2 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-03491 OS command injection in Adobe Connect 9.7 and earlier CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-40719 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40719 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rj2h-5w53-cg32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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