Adobe Audition: Out-of-bounds write leading to arbitrary code execution
Summary
Adobe Audition on Windows and macOS contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787). An attacker who gets a victim to open a malicious file can execute arbitrary code with the rights of the current user. No authentication is required, but user interaction is needed, so the risk is mainly for workstations that regularly open third-party audio or project files.
Affected
- Adobe Audition 26.5 and earlier (Windows and macOS)
- Adobe Audition 25.6.6 and earlier (Windows and macOS)
Fixed in
- Adobe Audition 26.5.3 (for the 26.x branch)
- Adobe Audition 27.0 (for the 25.x branch and later)
Workaround
Unknown. Adobe has not published a workaround. Until the update is installed, open only trusted project and media files and run Audition with standard user rights.
Exploitation
Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for the issues in bulletin APSB26-102. CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, not automatable, total technical impact. No public proof of concept is known.
Our recommendation
- Inventory all Audition installations and their versions.
- Update affected installations to 26.5.3 or 27.0 as applicable.
- Until the update is applied, only open files from trusted sources.
- Run Audition with standard user rights rather than administrator rights.
- Monitor Adobe security bulletin APSB26-102 for changes.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-102 www.adobe.com
- CVE mirror record CVE-2026-113555 cve.threatint.com
- OffSeq threat record CVE-2026-113555 radar.offseq.com
- Zero Day Initiative November 2026 security update review www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Adobe Audition release notes helpx.adobe.com
- Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-71 (earlier update) helpx.adobe.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 02:08.
Original description (NVD)
Audition is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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.
NVD references (1)
Sources
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- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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