Adobe After Effects Stack Buffer Overflow Could Lead To RCE
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-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Adobe After Effects versions 22.2.1 (and earlier) and 18.4.5 (and earlier) are affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file in After Effects.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | After Effects | up to 22.2.1; up to 18.4.5; up to None | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- After Effects VendorAdobe Affected up to 22.2.1; up to 18.4.5; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27783
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxg2-5cmw-p38c
References
More Adobe After Effects vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-27783 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27783 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxg2-5cmw-p38c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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