CVE-2021-28571
HIGHAdobe After Effects < 18.1 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection via Malicious File
Title source: llmDescription
Adobe After Effects version 18.1 (and earlier) is affected by a potential Command injection vulnerability when chained with a development and debugging tool for JavaScript scripts. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/ee/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-33.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.3
EPSS
0.0288
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
adobe/after_effects
< 18.1
Published
Sep 08, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026