7.8highHigh
CVE-2026-21322
Adobe After Effects
After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is requires local access to the machine.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Assigned by
- psirt@adobe.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- Last modified
- 2026-08-28
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Adobe After Effects- 25.6.4
- Apple Macosall versions
- Microsoft Windowsall versions
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.