CVE-2022-24097: 
Adobe After Effects vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Adobe After Effects version 18.4.4 and earlier versions were found to contain multiple critical security vulnerabilities. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-24097, was discovered by Yongjun Liu of the nsfocus security team and was publicly disclosed in March 2022. This security flaw affects both Windows and macOS versions of Adobe After Effects (Adobe Security, SecurityWeek).

The vulnerability is classified as critical with a CVSS 2.0 score of 9.3 and CVSS 3.0 score of 7.7. The technical nature of the vulnerability involves a stack-based buffer overflow that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user (ManageEngine Database, SecurityWeek).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing attackers to take control of the affected system (SecurityWeek).

Adobe has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Adobe After Effects software to the latest version to mitigate the risk (Adobe Security).