CVE-2021-28601

Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

• CWE-476

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Aug 24, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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