Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-28571Adobe After Effects improper neutralization of special elements could lead to remote code execution

High 8.3

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection 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 3.9% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)3.9%top 9.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe After Effects version 18.1 (and earlier) is affected by a potential Command injection vulnerability when chained with a development and debugging tool for JavaScript scripts. 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 (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	After Effects	unspecified – through 18.1unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/ee/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-33.html x_refsource_MISC