Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2022-27783Adobe After Effects Stack Buffer Overflow Could Lead To RCE

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity stack buffer overflow 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)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.9%top 9.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe After Effects unspecified – through 22.2.1unspecified – through 18.4.5unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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