CVE-2024-20795
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAnimate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAdobe Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier contain an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a malicious file. The vulnerability executes in the context of the current user and requires user interaction to trigger.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 23.0.5>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Adobe Animate installed versionOpen Adobe Animate, go to Help > About Adobe Animate (or Help > About Animate) to display the version number. Alternatively, check the installed programs list in Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features or macOS Applications folder.Affected if Version is 23.0.4 or earlier, OR version is 24.0.0 through 24.0.1 (inclusive)
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Verify version against CVE rangesCompare your installed version number to the affected ranges: 23.x versions before 23.0.5, and 24.0.0-24.0.1Affected if Installed version is 23.0.4, 23.0.3, 23.0.2, 23.0.1, 23.0.0, or any 22.x/21.x, etc.; OR installed version is 24.0.0 or 24.0.1
If Adobe Animate is installed and the version falls within 23.0.4 or earlier, or 24.0.0-24.0.1, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-20795 when opening malicious files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped23.0.524.0.2
Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version and avoid opening files from untrusted sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.5 (for v23.x users) or Adobe Animate 24.0.2 (for v24.x users)
- Determine your current Animate version (Help > About Adobe Animate)
- If running version 23.0.4 or earlier: plan to upgrade to version 23.0.5
- If running version 24.0.0 or 24.0.1: plan to upgrade to version 24.0.2
- Backup any critical projects and preferences before upgrading
- Download the appropriate fixed version from the official Adobe website or Creative Cloud desktop application
- Uninstall the current Adobe Animate version
- Install the new version (23.0.5 or 24.0.2)
- Launch Animate and verify the version number reflects the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-20795 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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