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CVE-2021-28570: Adobe After Effects uncontrolled search path element vulnerability could lead to remote code execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Adobe After Effects version 18.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to to plant custom binaries and execute them with System permissions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Affected products

• Adobe After Effects: through 18.1

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/ee/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-33.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/ee/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-33.html

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