CVE-2022-27784: Adobe After Effects Stack Buffer Overflow Could Lead To RCE

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-121

Description

Adobe After Effects versions 22.2.1 (and earlier) and 18.4.5 (and earlier) are affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file in After Effects.

Affected products

Adobe After Effects: through 18.4.5; from 22.0 through 22.2.1

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb22-19.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb22-19.html

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