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    CVE-2021-28570

    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.

    Published:Jun 28, 2021
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2025
    EPS:Jun 28, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00737
    CVSS Score:8.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    After Effects
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High