{"id":"CVE-2026-21330","title":"After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user","summary":"After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-843"],"vendor":"adobe","product":"after_effects","affected":["after_effects < 25.6.4"],"patched":["after_effects 25.6.4"],"published":"2026-02-10","updated":"2026-08-27","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21330","references":[{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb26-15.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00219,"epssPercentile":0.12631,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-27T21:08:16.163Z","slug":"CVE-2026-21330","body":"## Overview\n\nAfter Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `after_effects < 25.6.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `after_effects 25.6.4`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}