CVE-2022-27784
Published: 06 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-27784 is a high-severity Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability in Adobe After Effects. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe After Effects versions 22.2.1 and earlier along with 18.4.5 and earlier contain a stack overflow vulnerability (CWE-121 and CWE-787) caused by insecure handling of a crafted file. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 and can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when the malformed file is processed.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a specially crafted file that the victim must open inside After Effects; successful exploitation grants code execution without any additional privileges beyond the user’s own context. No remote or unauthenticated vector exists because user interaction is required.
Adobe’s security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb22-19.html addresses the vulnerability and provides the corresponding software updates.
The EPSS probability rose from a low baseline after disclosure to a peak of 0.3272 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0311, indicating that exploitation interest emerged well after the original publication date.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32279
Vulnerability details
Adobe After Effects versions 22.2.1 (and earlier) and 18.4.5 (and earlier) are affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation…
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requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file in After Effects.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.