RCE in Adobe After Effects
CVE-2021-28571
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe After Effects — versions unspecified
- Adobe After Effects
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/ee/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-33.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28571?
- CVE-2021-28571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2021-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28571?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.