CVE-2021-28570

Adobe After Effects uncontrolled search path element vulnerability could lead to remote code execution

State: Published
Severity: 8.3 High
Published: Jun 28, 2021
Updated: Apr 23, 2025
Reserved: Mar 16, 2021

Description

Adobe After Effects version 18.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to to plant custom binaries and execute them with System permissions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.3 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	adobe

Weaknesses

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)

Affected Products

Product	Versions
After EffectsAdobe	18.1 and earlierAffected None and earlierAffected

References

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

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