# CVE-2026-113512: Adobe After Effects stack-based buffer overflow

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113512-after-effects-is-affected-by-a-stack-based-buffer-overflow  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113512 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-11-10

Adobe After Effects, a professional video and motion graphics editing application, is affected by multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities including a stack-based buffer overflow that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. An exploit requires a user to open a specially crafted malicious file, giving an attacker complete control over the affected system in the context of the current user.

Technologies: [Adobe After Effects](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/after-effects). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113512 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113512 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113512?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe After Effects 26.5 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113512?** Yes: fixed in After Effects 27.0, 26.5.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-113512 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113512?** Check whether you run Adobe After Effects at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in After Effects 27.0, 26.5.3

## Technical details

CVE-2026-113512 is a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in After Effects triggered by processing a malicious file. The vulnerability requires local file access and user interaction (opening the file), with no authentication or privileges required. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user. Adobe has released fixes in versions 27.0 and 26.5.3.

## Affected products

- Adobe After Effects 26.5 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/after-effects/apsb26-100.html](https://www.adobe.com/trust/security/products/after-effects/apsb26-100.html)

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