---
id: "CVE-2026-113516"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-113516"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113516"]
title: "Adobe After Effects: out-of-bounds write lets a malicious file run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "After Effects", "fixed": ["27.0", "26.5.3"], "affected": "<= 26.5, <= 25.6.6", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["adobe-after-effects", "creative-workstations", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["after-effects-27.0-or-26.5.3", "no-after-effects-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T21:18:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T21:46:09+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T22:01:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113516", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T21:46:09+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/after-effects/apsb26-100.html", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T22:01:18+00:00", "cites": ["https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/after-effects/apsb26-100.html"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Adobe After Effects: out-of-bounds write lets a malicious file run code

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-113516 (this .md is for agents)

Adobe After Effects has an out-of-bounds write flaw that can be triggered by opening a crafted file. A successful attack runs code with the privileges of the current user.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:After Effects affected <= 26.5, <= 25.6.6 fixed 27.0, 26.5.3

## How to check

In After Effects open Help > About After Effects (Windows) or After Effects > About After Effects (macOS), or check the Creative Cloud desktop app. Affected: 26.5 and earlier, and 25.6.6 and earlier. Fixed: 26.5.3 and 27.0.

## Fix

Update Adobe After Effects to 27.0, or 26.5.3 if staying on the 26.x line, via Creative Cloud desktop app or Download Center. Adobe lists no 25.x fix: the 25.6.6 line is affected, so move to 26.5.3 or 27.0.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T21:46:09+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113516
- 2026-11-10T22:01:18+00:00 analyst https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/after-effects/apsb26-100.html — Read Adobe APSB26-100 (Nov 10 2026): affected 26.5 and earlier, 25.6.6 and earlier; fixed 27.0 / 26.5.3; no known exploitation. No other sources needed.

## Documents

- [advisory] Adobe APSB26-100: Security update available for Adobe After Effects https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/after-effects/apsb26-100.html

## From the sources

After Effects is affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.

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