CVE-2021-28601

Adobe After Effects NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

Published Aug 24, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-15270 Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 7:34 PM
Reserved
Mar 16, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 24, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM