CVE-2021-28605

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 24, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-28605: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix