Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-113538 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113538 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-113538?
- 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-2026-113538?
- 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-2026-113538 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-113538?
- 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-2026-113538 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CWE-787) in Adobe After Effects that enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires user interaction via opening a malicious project file and operates at the local attack vector. The vulnerability affects After Effects 26.5 and earlier on Windows and macOS, with fixes available in versions 27.0 and 26.5.3.
Affected products
- Adobe After Effects 26.5 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed