Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40761
CVE-2021-40761
Description
Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
2<=18.4.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=18.4.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-79.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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