Adobe After Effects <=25.6 Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Exec
CVE-2026-21320 Published on February 10, 2026

After Effects | Use After Free (CWE-416)
After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-21320 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-21320 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-21320

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
1.54%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.