CVE-2021-40752 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe After Effects version 18.4 and earlier, affecting both Windows and macOS. It allows for arbitrary code execution if a user opens a specially crafted .m4a file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, with only one media article covering the broader Adobe security bulletin.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 18.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:after_effects:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.