Description
After Effects versions 26.0, 25.6.4 and earlier are affected by a Heap-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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb26-48.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/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
Status
published
Products (3)
Adobe/After Effects
< 25.6.4
adobe/after_effects
26.0
adobe/after_effects
< 25.6.5
Published
May 12, 2026
Tracked Since
May 12, 2026