Adobe After Effects Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Allowing Arbitrary Code Execution

A vulnerability allowing out-of-bounds read has been identified in Adobe After Effects, affecting versions through 25.6. This vulnerability arises when the application parses a crafted file, leading to a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to Adobe After Effects versions 25.6.4 or 26.0. For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Adobe Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users.