CVE-2021-40754 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe After Effects versions 18.4.1 and earlier, affecting both Adobe and Microsoft Windows platforms. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an attacker could achieve arbitrary code execution if a user opens a specially crafted WAV file. While user interaction is required, the potential impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received some community and media attention.
| 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.