CVE-2026-21326 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Adobe	After Effects

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Vendors	Products
Adobe	After Effects

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb26-15.html

History

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Adobe Adobe after Effects
Vendors & Products		Adobe Adobe after Effects

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution 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 \| Use After Free (CWE-416)
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb26-15.html
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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-02-10T17:53:03.097Z

Updated: 2026-02-10T19:33:52.065Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-21326

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-10T19:33:47.007Z

NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-02-10T18:16:30.380

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

Link: CVE-2026-21326

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-10T21:33:31Z

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