CVE-2021-28571
Adobe After Effects improper neutralization of special elements could lead to remote code execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.3 High
- Published
- Sep 8, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 16, 2021
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.
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-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
After EffectsAdobe |
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References
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