CVE-2025-27199
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 24.0.7, 23.0.10 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 24.0.7, 23.0.10 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, requiring only that the victim interact with 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, < 23.0.11>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.8CVSS 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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Locate Adobe Animate installation directoryCheck common installation paths: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2024\ or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2023\ on Windows; /Applications/Adobe Animate on macOSAffected if Adobe Animate is installed on the system
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Identify installed Adobe Animate versionOpen Adobe Animate, then go to Help > About Adobe Animate to display the version number, or check the version in the application executable propertiesAffected if Version shown is 23.0.10 or earlier, or 24.0.7 or earlier (within affected ranges)
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Compare version against CVE-affected rangesIf version is 23.x, ensure it is 23.0.11 or later; if version is 24.x, ensure it is 24.0.8 or laterAffected if Installed version falls within >= 23.0.0 and < 23.0.11, or >= 24.0.0 and < 24.0.8
A user is affected if Adobe Animate is installed and the installed version is 23.0.10 or earlier, or 24.0.7 or earlier.
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 · scoped23.0.1124.0.8
Users should update to Adobe Animate 24.0.8, 23.0.11 or later to receive the patch. Until updated, avoid opening untrusted or unexpected .FLA, .SWF, or other Animate project files from unknown sources.
Adobe Animate 24.0.8 or later (or 23.0.11 or later for the 23.x line)
- 1. Close Adobe Animate if it is currently running
- 2. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or navigate to the Adobe Animate download page
- 3. Check the current installed version of Adobe Animate (Help > About Adobe Animate)
- 4. For Animate version 23.x: Upgrade to version 23.0.11 or later
- 5. For Animate version 24.x: Upgrade to version 24.0.8 or later
- 6. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update installation
- 7. Restart Adobe Animate after the update completes
- 8. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed release (23.0.11 or 24.0.8)
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-2025-27199 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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