Adobe Media Encoder Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-47971)
CVE-2026-47971 Published on July 14, 2026
Media Encoder | Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
Media Encoder is affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47971 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
CVE-2026-47971 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-47971
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Affected Versions
Adobe Media Encoder:- Before and including 26.2.2 is affected.
- Version 26.3 is unaffected.
- Before and including 25.6.5 is affected.
- Version 25.6.6 is unaffected.