CVE-2024-52988
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 23.0.8, 24.0.5 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 23.0.8, 24.0.5 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability when parsing specially crafted files. This memory corruption issue can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the user who opens the malicious file.
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>= 23.0.0, < 23.0.9>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.6CVSS 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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Identify installed Adobe Animate versionOpen Adobe Animate, then go to Help > About Adobe Animate (or Animate > About Adobe Animate on Mac) to display the full version number including the minor release (e.g., 23.0.8, 24.0.5)Affected if Version displays as 23.0.8, 24.0.5, or any version within the ranges 23.0.0-23.0.8 or 24.0.0-24.0.5
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Verify exact version against affected rangesCompare the full version number (including the third digit after the decimal) to these vulnerable ranges: 23.0.0 through 23.0.8 (or 23.0.8 and earlier), and 24.0.0 through 24.0.5 (or 24.0.5 and earlier)Affected if Installed version is 23.0.8 or earlier, OR 24.0.5 or earlier, with the major version being 23 or 24
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Confirm vulnerability trigger conditionThis vulnerability is triggered when Adobe Animate opens a specially crafted .animate file or project fileAffected if You use Adobe Animate to open .animate files or project files from any source (including untrusted sources) while running a vulnerable version
A user is affected if they have Adobe Animate version 23.0.0 through 23.0.8 (inclusive) or version 24.0.0 through 24.0.5 (inclusive) installed and open files with the application.
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 · scoped23.0.924.0.6
Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version. Avoid opening .animate or project files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.9 or later, or Adobe Animate 24.0.6 or later
- Identify the currently installed Adobe Animate version (Help > About Adobe Animate)
- Close any running instances of Adobe Animate
- Download Adobe Animate version 23.0.9 or later from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com)
- Alternatively, download version 24.0.6 or later if upgrading to the latest major version
- Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update
- Restart Adobe Animate after the update completes
- Verify the installed version matches the fixed release (23.0.9+ or 24.0.6+)
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-2024-52988 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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