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    CVE-2021-40756

    Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (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.

    Published:Nov 18, 2021
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2025
    EPS:Nov 18, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.0041
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    After Effects
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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