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Adobe After Effects < 25.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB26-15)
high Nessus Plugin ID 298522
Synopsis
The Adobe After Effects instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe After Effects installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 25.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB26-15 advisory.- Use After Free (CWE-416) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-21320, CVE-2026-21323, CVE-2026-21326, CVE-2026-21329, CVE-2026-21351)
- Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-21318, CVE-2026-21327, CVE-2026-21328)
- Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-21321)
- Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-21322, CVE-2026-21324, CVE-2026-21325)
- Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-21330)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe After Effects version 25.6.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 298522
File Name: adobe_after_effects_apsb26-15.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/10/2026
Updated: 2/10/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21351
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:after_effects
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe After Effects, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-21318, CVE-2026-21319, CVE-2026-21320, CVE-2026-21321, CVE-2026-21322, CVE-2026-21323, CVE-2026-21324, CVE-2026-21325, CVE-2026-21326, CVE-2026-21327, CVE-2026-21328, CVE-2026-21329, CVE-2026-21330, CVE-2026-21350, CVE-2026-21351