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After EffectsApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-27184

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 24.6.5 / 25.2 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
After Effects versions 25.1, 24.6.4 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 · moderate confidence

Adobe After Effects contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability where parsing a specially crafted malicious file allows reading memory beyond allocated buffers. This can expose sensitive memory contents including pointer addresses, enabling attackers to potentially bypass ASLR mitigation. Exploitation requires user interaction to open the malicious file.

MitigationUpdate Adobe After Effects to the patched version (25.2 or later per vendor release). Additionally, train users to avoid opening files from untrusted sources and implement email/web filtering to block suspicious file attachments.

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
After EffectsApplication
Affected:< 24.6.5>= 25.0, < 25.2

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed After Effects version on Windows
    Open Windows Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\After Effects\<version> (e.g., 24.0). Look for the 'Version' string value in the right pane, or check HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Adobe\After Effects\<version> for 64-bit installations.
    Affected if The version string is less than 24.6.5, or is 25.0 or 25.1 (any version in the ranges < 24.6.5 or >= 25.0 and < 25.2)
  2. Check installed After Effects version on macOS
    Open Finder, navigate to Applications, right-click Adobe After Effects, select Get Info. Look for the version number displayed next to 'Where', or open Terminal and run: defaults read /Applications/Adobe\ After\ Effects\ 24/Adobe\ After\ Effects\ 24.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString (adjust path for your installed version).
    Affected if The version displayed is less than 24.6.5, or is 25.0 or 25.1 (any version in the ranges < 24.6.5 or >= 25.0 and < 25.2)
  3. Check version via Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app
    Open the Creative Cloud app, click the gear icon (Account), select Apps. Find After Effects in the list and note the installed version number shown under the application name.
    Affected if The installed version shown is less than 24.6.5, or is 25.0 or 25.1 (any version in the ranges < 24.6.5 or >= 25.0 and < 25.2)

You are affected if Adobe After Effects is installed and the installed version falls below 24.6.5 or is between 25.0 and 25.1 inclusive.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 24.6.5 / 25.2 or later
Fixed in 24.6.525.2
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe After Effects to the patched version (25.2 or later per vendor release). Additionally, train users to avoid opening files from untrusted sources and implement email/web filtering to block suspicious file attachments.

Recommended fix High confidence

24.6.5 (for 24.x branch) or 25.2 (for 25.x branch)

  1. Identify the currently installed After Effects version from the About Adobe After Effects dialog
  2. If using version 24.x (24.6.4 or earlier), upgrade to version 24.6.5 or later
  3. If using version 25.0 or 25.1, upgrade to version 25.2 or later
  4. Download the updated version from the official Adobe website or use the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application to install the update
  5. Restart After Effects after installation to ensure the security patch is fully applied

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in After Effects Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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