Audition: Violation of Secure Design Principles
CVE-2026-113551 is a high-severity violation of secure design principles vulnerability in Audition from Adobe, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Audition versions: 26.5 and earlier; 25.6.6 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of Audition you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on adobe.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.7 | High | CNA (adobe.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | High | NVD |
Official description
Audition is affected by a Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Violation of Secure Design Principles
The product violates well-established principles for secure design.
More Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerabilities (CWE-657)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Audition
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
Recent Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerabilities
- 8.6 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
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