Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe After Effects
CVE-2021-43027
Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code 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: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (26.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-43027?
- CVE-2021-43027 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-43027?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.