Adobe Audition: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Summary
Adobe Audition, a desktop audio editing application for Windows and macOS, contains an Incorrect Authorization flaw (CVE-2026-113560). An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires a victim to open a malicious file, and the CVSS scope is changed, so the impact could extend beyond the application.
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
Workaround
- No vendor workaround; apply the update.
- Until patched, do not open audio or project files from untrusted sources, especially email attachments.
- Run Audition as a standard user, not as administrator.
Exploitation
- Adobe is not aware of exploitation in the wild (per the OffSeq and ZDI reviews; not confirmed in the Adobe advisory).
- No public proof of concept found at the time of research.
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact total.
Our recommendation
- Check whether Adobe Audition is installed and identify its version.
- Update to 26.5.3 (26.x) or 27.0 (25.x) in the normal monthly patch cycle; the vendor rates the bulletin as priority 3.
- Until patched, instruct users not to open unexpected audio or project files, especially from email or shared drives.
- Monitor for changes in exploitation status.
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 Record CVE-2026-113560 www.cve.org
- Strix CVE-2026-113560 www.strix.ai
- CVE.org mirror (threatint) CVE-2026-113560 cve.threatint.com
- OffSeq threat entry CVE-2026-113560 radar.offseq.com
- HKCERT Adobe security update November 2026 www.hkcert.org
- ZDI November 2026 security update review www.zerodayinitiative.com
- EUVD entry CVE-2026-113560 vulners.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, 04:44.
Original description (NVD)
Audition is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- 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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