CVE-2021-28570 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00737.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Adobe	After Effects
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:after_effects:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-15242	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/ee/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-33.html

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2021-06-28T13:49:08.011Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:40:21.456Z

Reserved: 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-28570

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:47:32.672Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-28T14:15:10.340

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:59:52.417

Link: CVE-2021-28570

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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