📄 Description (English)
After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Adobe After Effects versions 25.6 and earlier contain a Use After Free vulnerability (CVE-2026-21329) that could enable arbitrary code execution with user-level privileges. The vulnerability requires user interaction through opening a malicious file, making it a significant threat to creative professionals and organizations using After Effects for media production. A patch is available and should be deployed immediately to mitigate exploitation risks.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 28, 2026 17:09
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in media production, broadcasting (Saudi Media Authority), advertising agencies, and government communications departments are at risk. The vulnerability primarily affects creative professionals and content creators in the Kingdom. Government entities using After Effects for official media production and private sector media companies face potential data theft, malware infection, and intellectual property compromise. The impact is moderate to high depending on the sensitivity of projects being edited.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Media and Broadcasting
Government Communications
Advertising and Marketing
Entertainment and Film Production
Education and Training
Corporate Communications
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Identify all systems running Adobe After Effects versions 25.6 or earlier
- Restrict user access to After Effects until patching is complete
- Advise users not to open After Effects files from untrusted sources
2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Update Adobe After Effects to version 25.7 or later immediately
- Use Adobe Creative Cloud auto-update feature or manual download from adobe.com
- Verify patch installation by checking Help > About After Effects
3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
- Disable After Effects on non-essential systems
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution
- Use file integrity monitoring on After Effects project files
- Restrict file sharing and email attachments containing .aep, .aepx files
4. DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for After Effects process spawning unexpected child processes
- Alert on After Effects accessing unusual system directories or registry keys
- Track file modifications in user temp directories during After Effects execution
- Monitor network connections initiated by After Effects to non-Adobe domains
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Adobe After Effects الإصدار 25.6 أو أقدم
- تقييد وصول المستخدمين إلى After Effects حتى اكتمال التصحيح
- نصح المستخدمين بعدم فتح ملفات After Effects من مصادر غير موثوقة
2. إرشادات التصحيح:
- تحديث Adobe After Effects إلى الإصدار 25.7 أو أحدث فوراً
- استخدام ميزة التحديث التلقائي لـ Adobe Creative Cloud أو التنزيل اليدوي من adobe.com
- التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح عبر Help > About After Effects
3. الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
- تعطيل After Effects على الأنظمة غير الأساسية
- تطبيق قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع تنفيذ الأكواد غير المصرح بها
- استخدام مراقبة سلامة الملفات على ملفات مشاريع After Effects
- تقييد مشاركة الملفات والمرفقات البريدية التي تحتوي على ملفات .aep و .aepx
4. قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة عملية After Effects التي تولد عمليات فرعية غير متوقعة
- تنبيهات عند وصول After Effects إلى مجلدات نظام أو مفاتيح تسجيل غير عادية
- تتبع تعديلات الملفات في مجلدات المستخدم المؤقتة أثناء تنفيذ After Effects
- مراقبة الاتصالات الشبكية التي يبدأها After Effects إلى نطاقات غير تابعة لـ Adobe
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - Access Control
ECC 2024 A.6.2.1 - Malware Protection
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.RA-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Software Development and Quality Assurance
SAMA CSF PR.PT-2 - Removable Media Protection
SAMA CSF DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability Scanning
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1.1 - Policies for Information Security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.1 - Screening
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2.3 - Segregation of Duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure Development Policy
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
adobe:after_effects