Adobe Audition: Violation of secure design principles allows code execution
Summary
Adobe Audition 26.5 and earlier and 25.6.6 and earlier on Windows and macOS are affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerability (CWE-657). An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires a local user to open a malicious file, and the CVE record states that the scope is changed (CVSS 8.6, High).
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 (fix for 26.5 and earlier)
- Adobe Audition 27.0 (fix for 25.6.6 and earlier)
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor workaround is documented. Until patched, avoid opening untrusted project, session or media files in Audition.
Exploitation
- Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild (APSB26-102).
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, not automatable.
- No public proof of concept known.
Our recommendation
- Update Audition on affected workstations to 27.0 or 26.5.3 via Creative Cloud or the Download Center.
- Check installed versions and make sure Creative Cloud updates are not blocked.
- Limit local admin rights and treat unsolicited media or project files from outside the company with caution.
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-2026-113563 www.cve.org
- Zero Day Initiative: November 2026 security update review www.zerodayinitiative.com
- Strix CVE-2026-113563 www.strix.ai
- OffSeq Radar CVE-2026-113563 radar.offseq.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, 01:06.
Original description (NVD)
Audition is affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles 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. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
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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