CVE-2021-28608

HIGH

Adobe After Effects < 18.2 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. 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

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0303
EPSS Percentile 86.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-122 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
adobe/after_effects < 18.2
Published Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026