VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-28570
CVSS score8.3 HIGH
EPSS probability2.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-06-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Adobe After Effects version 18.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to to plant custom binaries and execute them with System permissions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
Weakness classification
- CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Primary references
- psirt@adobe.com — Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory