Vulnerability · Published Jun 15, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-43755Adobe After Effects Memory Corruption could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in After Effects from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe After Effects 0 – through 18.4.2

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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