CVE-2021-36017

Adobe After Effects version 18.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption 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.

• CWE-788
• CWE-787

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-54.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-54.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 2, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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