CVE-2024-41867
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAfter Effects versions 23.6.6, 24.5 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAdobe After Effects contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in versions 23.6.6, 24.5 and earlier that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. An attacker can craft a malicious project file that, when opened by a victim, triggers the vulnerability and potentially leaks memory addresses, enabling bypass of ASLR and other memory protection mitigations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 23.6.9>= 24.0, < 24.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify After Effects installationOpen After Effects and go to Help > About After Effects, or check the installed version via the Creative Cloud desktop appAffected if The displayed version is < 23.6.9 or >= 24.0 but < 24.6
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Confirm project file handling is enabledVerify that After Effects is configured to open .aep project files - check file association settings in the OS or Creative Cloud appAffected if .aep files are associated with After Effects and can be opened directly
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Check for recent .aep file activityReview recent file access logs, endpoint detection tools, or the application's recent files list for any opened .aep files from untrusted sourcesAffected if Any .aep files from untrusted or unknown sources have been opened recently
You are affected if After Effects version is less than 23.6.9, or 24.0 through 24.5.x, and the application is capable of opening .aep project files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped23.6.924.6
Apply the vendor patch from Adobe when available. Until then, restrict user ability to open untrusted After Effects project files (.aep), implement user awareness to avoid opening files from untrusted sources, and consider endpoint detection for suspicious file activity.
Upgrade to After Effects 23.6.9 (for 23.x branch) or 24.6 (for 24.x branch)
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or visit adobe.com/downloads
- Navigate to After Effects in your installed applications or find After Effects in the download catalog
- Check for available updates or download the latest version
- If currently on version 23.x: install version 23.6.9 or later
- If currently on version 24.x: install version 24.6 or later
- Restart After Effects after the update completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41867 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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