CVE-2025-54239
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 25.3, 24.6.7 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure, potentially disclosing sensitive information. 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 confidenceAdobe After Effects contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing specially crafted files. The vulnerability allows reading memory outside allocated buffers, potentially exposing sensitive process memory contents such as heap addresses or other data. Exploitation requires user interaction—specifically, the victim must open a malicious file.
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< 24.6.8>= 25.0, < 25.4CVSS 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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Locate After Effects installationCheck the installed version by opening After Effects, going to Help > About After Effects, or checking the installed version in Creative Cloud desktop appAffected if After Effects is not installed - this CVE does not apply
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Identify exact version numberIn the About dialog, note the full version string (e.g., 24.6.1, 25.2, etc.)Affected if Version cannot be determined - further investigation needed
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Compare against affected versionsCheck if version is less than 24.6.8, OR greater than or equal to 25.0 but less than 25.4Affected if Installed version falls within < 24.6.8 OR >= 25.0 AND < 25.4 - environment is potentially affected
Environment is affected only if Adobe After Effects is installed and the installed version matches < 24.6.8 or >= 25.0 and < 25.4.
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 · scoped24.6.825.4
Users should refrain from opening untrusted or unexpected files in After Effects until Adobe releases an official security patch. Organizations should consider implementing file type restrictions and user awareness training to mitigate social engineering vectors.
After Effects 24.6.8 (for 24.x branch) or 25.4 (for 25.x branch)
- 1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or check helpx.adobe.com for After Effects updates
- 2. Navigate to the Updates section in Adobe Creative Cloud
- 3. Look for After Effects version 24.6.8 (if on 24.x branch) or version 25.4 (if on 25.x branch)
- 4. Click Update to download and install the fixed version
- 5. Alternatively, manually download the installer from helpx.adobe.com by searching for After Effects release notes
- 6. Restart After Effects after the update completes
- 7. Verify the installed version matches the fixed release (24.6.8 or 25.4 or later)
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-2025-54239 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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