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TI-2021-14445 Aliases CVE-2021-35994GHSA-q76h-8wrg-27q2

Adobe After Effects JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe After Effects version 18.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0318 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeAfter Effectsup to 18.2.1; up to None—No fix listedCNA
  • After Effects VendorAdobe Affected up to 18.2.1; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:after_effects:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 18.2.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:after_effects:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 18.2.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-35994
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q76h-8wrg-27q2

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03280 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe After Effects CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09647 Adobe After Effects improper neutralization of special elements could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-09680 Adobe After Effects heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-09678 Adobe After Effects heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-09676 Adobe After Effects Stack Overflow vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-07725 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe After Effects CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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