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Adobe Security Bulletin

Last updated on May 12, 2026

Security Updates Available for Adobe Media Encoder | APSB26-47

Bulletin ID
Date published
Priority
APSB26-47
May 12, 2026
3

Summary

Adobe has released an update for Adobe Media Encoder. This update resolves critical vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in these updates.

Affected versions

Product
Version
Platform
Adobe Media Encoder
25.6.4 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Adobe Media Encoder
26.0.2 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS

Solution

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app's update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.

Product
Version
Platform
Priority
Adobe Media Encoder
25.6.5
Windows and macOS
3
Adobe Media Encoder
26.2
Windows and macOS
3
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.

Vulnerability Details

Vulnerability impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE number
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2026-34639
Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2026-34640

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:

  • yjdfy -- CVE-2026-34639, CVE-2026-34640

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For more information, visit https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/bug-bounty.html, or email PSIRT@adobe.com