After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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Description After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Title After Effects | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Weaknesses CWE-125
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-11T04:56:37.260Z

Reserved: 2025-12-12T22:01:18.194Z

Link: CVE-2026-21325

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-02-10T18:16:30.230

Modified: 2026-02-10T21:51:48.077

Link: CVE-2026-21325

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Updated: 2026-02-10T21:33:36Z

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