Vulnerability in Adobe After Effects

CVE-2021-28570

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-28570: held from 0.024 to 0.023.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28570?
CVE-2021-28570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2021-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-28570?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.