CVE-2026-21350: Adobe After Effects NULL pointer dereference

CVE-2026-21350 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-02-10

Adobe After Effects is a professional video editing and motion graphics application. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in versions 25.6 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the application by sending a specially crafted file, causing service disruption and loss of work for users who open the malicious file.

Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Apple macOS, Microsoft Windows. Vendors: Adobe, Apple, Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-21350 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-21350 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-21350?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 10 February 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe After Effects 25.6 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-21350?
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-2026-21350 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-21350?
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

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Adobe After Effects 25.6 and earlier. The vulnerability is triggered when the application processes a malicious file, causing a crash that results in a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation requires user interaction—specifically, a victim must open the malicious file. No patch availability information is provided in the advisory, though the CVE publication date suggests vendor notification has occurred.

Affected products

  • Adobe After Effects 25.6 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2026-02-10: disclosed

References

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