AFTER EFFECTS · CVE-2026-113538 · Package
FIX → 27.0 · 26.5.3 ✓ verified
Adobe After Effects has an out-of-bounds write flaw that lets an attacker run code as the current user. Exploitation requires the victim to open a malicious file.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 2 sources
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Anyone running Adobe After Effects on Windows or macOS at 26.5 or earlier, or 25.6.6 or earlier. Exploitation needs the user to open a malicious file, so teams that open project or media files from outside sources are most exposed. Adobe says it is not aware of exploitation in the wild.
Not affected if no-after-effects-installed, updated-to-26.5.3-or-27.0
Who cares adobe, after-effects, creative-software, macos, user-interaction, windows
25.6.6 or earlier on the 25.x line; fixed in 26.5.3 and 27.0After 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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Update After Effects to 26.5.3 (26.x line) or 27.0 via Creative Cloud desktop app (Adobe APSB26-100).