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

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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

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hadobe

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
After EffectsAdobe
  • 18.1 and earlierAffected
  • None and earlierAffected

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