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CVE-2021-28601: Adobe After Effects NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

• Adobe After Effects: through 18.2

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.html

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