Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-21326 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-21326 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-21326?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 February 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Adobe After Effects 25.6 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-21326?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-21326 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-21326?
- Check whether you run Adobe After Effects, Apple macOS or Microsoft Windows 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.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a use-after-free memory safety issue in Adobe After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier. The flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious file that, when opened by a victim, triggers improper memory handling leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to open the malicious file. The vulnerability has not been reported as actively exploited in the wild as of the publication date. Adobe has issued security advisory APSB26-15 with patches addressing this issue.
Affected products
- Adobe After Effects 25.6 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-02-10: disclosed