CVE-2021-28608: Adobe After Effects heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.9% 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-122

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.

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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