CVE-2021-35994 json
Adobe After Effects JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2021-09-02 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-22627
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
3.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Adobe After Effects
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-54.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-35994
- NVD CVE-2021-35994
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