CVE-2025-54241
Adobe After Effects vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe After Effects versions 25.3, 24.6.7 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54241. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 9, 2025, and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems. This security flaw could potentially lead to memory exposure and disclosure of sensitive information (Adobe Advisory, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) memory vulnerability. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, has no privileges required, and can potentially lead to high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to memory exposure, potentially disclosing sensitive information from the affected system's memory. The impact is limited to confidentiality breaches, with no direct effect on system integrity or availability (Adobe Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to After Effects version 24.6.8 or 25.4, depending on their current version track (ASEC Advisory).

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