title: Adobe After Effects uncontrolled search path element vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
description: Adobe After Effects version 18.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path element vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this to to plant custom binaries and execute them with System permissions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
problem types: Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
affected:
{
product: After Effects
vendor: Adobe
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 18.1, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThanOrEqual: None, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.3
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]