CVE-2026-47979: Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) in Adobe Adobe Media Encoder
Media Encoder is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-47979 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) in Adobe Media Encoder. This flaw allows an attacker to read memory outside the intended bounds, potentially disclosing sensitive information. Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted malicious file, involving user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating medium severity with a confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents, compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack vector is local with low complexity but requires user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should avoid opening untrusted or suspicious files with Adobe Media Encoder.
CVE-2026-47979: Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) in Adobe Adobe Media Encoder
Description
Media Encoder is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-47979 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) in Adobe Media Encoder. This flaw allows an attacker to read memory outside the intended bounds, potentially disclosing sensitive information. Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted malicious file, involving user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating medium severity with a confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents, compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack vector is local with low complexity but requires user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should avoid opening untrusted or suspicious files with Adobe Media Encoder.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-20T15:50:31.366Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a569d1d68715ace43280a78
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 20:33:33 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 21:09:48 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 00:38:43 UTC
Views: 4
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