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AnimateApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-27201

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 23.0.11 / 24.0.8 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
Animate versions 24.0.7, 23.0.10 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 confidence

Adobe Animate contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in versions 24.0.7, 23.0.10 and earlier. When a victim opens a specially crafted malicious file, the application reads memory beyond allocated bounds, potentially exposing sensitive memory contents. This information disclosure can be leveraged to defeat ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) as part of a broader exploit chain.

MitigationApply the available Adobe security update for Animate to obtain the patched version. Until the patch is applied, instruct users to avoid opening untrusted or unexpected .Animate files from unknown sources.

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
AnimateApplication
Affected:>= 23.0.0, < 23.0.11>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.8

CVSS 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
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Animate is installed
    On Windows, open Registry Editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Animate or HKCU\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Animate to see if the product is registered.
    Affected if The registry key does not exist, meaning Adobe Animate is not installed.
  2. Find the installed version number
    In the same registry path (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Animate), look for a value named 'Version' or 'InstallVersion' to get the exact version string.
    Affected if The version cannot be determined from the registry.
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    If the version is 23.x.x, verify it is less than 23.0.11. If the version is 24.x.x, verify it is less than 24.0.8. Versions 23.0.11 and 24.0.8 or higher are patched.
    Affected if The installed version falls within 23.0.0 to 23.0.10, or 24.0.0 to 24.0.7.
  4. Identify trigger condition
    The vulnerability is triggered when a user opens a specially crafted .FLA or .XFL file. Check recent file history or look for unexpected file attachments from untrusted sources.
    Affected if Users have opened files from untrusted sources, as the vulnerability requires user interaction with a malicious file.

A user is affected if Adobe Animate versions 23.0.0 through 23.0.10 or 24.0.0 through 24.0.7 are installed AND a user opens a specially crafted malicious file.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 23.0.11 / 24.0.8 or later
Fixed in 23.0.1124.0.8
Interim mitigation

Apply the available Adobe security update for Animate to obtain the patched version. Until the patch is applied, instruct users to avoid opening untrusted or unexpected .Animate files from unknown sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Animate 23.0.11 (for 23.x line) or 24.0.8 (for 24.x line) or later

  1. Close Adobe Animate if it is currently running
  2. Check your current version by opening Animate and going to Help > About Adobe Animate
  3. Navigate to the Adobe Animate download page at https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/download.html or check for updates via the Creative Cloud desktop app
  4. If running version 23.x (e.g., 23.0.0 through 23.0.10), download and install version 23.0.11 or later
  5. If running version 24.x (e.g., 24.0.0 through 24.0.7), download and install version 24.0.8 or later
  6. Restart Adobe Animate after the update completes
  7. Verify the installed version matches the fixed release (23.0.11+ or 24.0.8+)
Caveat Minor: Ensure system meets updated system requirements; user settings and preferences are preserved during upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Animate Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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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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