CVE-2025-27202
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 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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Animate contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in versions 24.0.7, 23.0.10 and earlier. Successful exploitation allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents, which can be leveraged to bypass ASLR security mitigations. The attack requires a victim to open a specially crafted malicious Animate 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Adobe Animate installation directoryFind the Adobe Animate executable (Adobe Animate.exe on Windows or Adobe Animate.app on macOS) - typically under C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2024 or /Applications/Adobe Animate 2024Affected if Adobe Animate is installed on the system
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Determine installed version numberRight-click the Adobe Animate executable, select Properties, and view the File Version tab; alternatively, open Animate and go to Help > About Adobe Animate to display the version numberAffected if Version number is displayed and can be compared
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Compare version against affected rangesCheck if the installed version falls within these ranges: 23.0.0 through 23.0.10 (all versions < 23.0.11) OR 24.0.0 through 24.0.7 (all versions < 24.0.8)Affected if Installed version is 23.0.0-23.0.10 or 24.0.0-24.0.7
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Confirm vulnerability trigger conditionThis vulnerability requires opening a specially crafted malicious Animate file (.fla or .xfl) - review any recently opened Animate files from untrusted or unknown sourcesAffected if User routinely opens Animate files from untrusted sources and version falls within affected ranges
A user is affected if Adobe Animate version 23.0.0-23.0.10 or 24.0.0-24.0.7 is installed and they open Animate files from untrusted sources.
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
Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version (later than 24.0.7/23.0.10) and exercise caution when opening Animate files from untrusted sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.11 (for 23.x line) or 24.0.8 (for 24.x line)
- Check current Adobe Animate version via Help > About Adobe Animate
- Close Adobe Animate if it is currently running
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Navigate to the Apps section
- Find Adobe Animate in the list of installed apps
- Click on Update next to Adobe Animate to install the latest version
- Alternatively, manually download the installer from helpx.adobe.com and run it
- Restart Adobe Animate after the update completes
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-2025-27202 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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