After Effects
CVE-2026-21350
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
AnalysisAI
Adobe After Effects 25.6 and earlier suffers from a null pointer dereference that allows attackers to trigger application crashes by convincing users to open a specially crafted file. This local denial-of-service vulnerability requires user interaction but requires no special privileges, potentially disrupting creative workflows. No patch is currently available.
Technical ContextAI
Classified as CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference). Affects After Effects. After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to services. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch.
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Same weakness CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference
View allSame technique Null Pointer Dereference
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