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AnimateApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-30328

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 23.0.12 / 24.0.9 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
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 24.0.8, 23.0.11 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 confidence

Adobe Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a malicious Animate file (e.g., .fla, .anme). The vulnerability requires user interaction but executes in the context of the current user.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Animate to version 24.1 or later (or 24.0.9/23.0.12 for interim patches) and educate users to avoid opening untrusted or unexpected Animate project files.

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, < 23.0.12>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.9

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
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 checks

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

  1. Locate Adobe Animate installation
    On Windows, open Add/Remove Programs and find 'Adobe Animate 2024' or 'Adobe Animate 2023'. On macOS, open Finder, go to Applications, and locate Adobe Animate. Note the version shown next to the application name.
    Affected if Adobe Animate is installed on the system
  2. Determine installed version number
    On Windows, right-click the Animate shortcut or executable, select Properties, then look at the Details tab for File Version. On macOS, right-click Adobe Animate in Applications, select Get Info, and check the Version field under General.
    Affected if The version displayed is 23.0.x where x is 11 or lower, OR 24.0.x where x is 8 or lower
  3. Compare against affected version ranges
    Check if the installed version falls within these ranges: 23.0.0 through 23.0.11 (any 23.0.x version below 23.0.12), or 24.0.0 through 24.0.8 (any 24.0.x version below 24.0.9).
    Affected if The installed version matches 23.0.0-23.0.11 or 24.0.0-24.0.8
  4. Identify file types that trigger the flaw
    The vulnerability is triggered when opening .fla project files or .anme animation files created or modified by an attacker. These are standard Adobe Animate file formats.
    Affected if Users in the environment work with .fla or .anme files, especially from untrusted sources

You are affected if Adobe Animate version 23.0.0-23.0.11 or 24.0.0-24.0.8 is installed and users open malicious Animate project files.

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 23.0.12 / 24.0.9 or later
Fixed in 23.0.1224.0.9
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Animate to version 24.1 or later (or 24.0.9/23.0.12 for interim patches) and educate users to avoid opening untrusted or unexpected Animate project files.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Animate 23.0.12 or later for 23.x line; Adobe Animate 24.0.9 or later for 24.x line

  1. 1. Open Adobe Animate and navigate to Help > About Adobe Animate to confirm the current version number
  2. 2. If running version 23.0.0 through 23.0.11, plan upgrade to version 23.0.12 or later
  3. 3. If running version 24.0.0 through 24.0.8, plan upgrade to version 24.0.9 or later
  4. 4. Download the appropriate fixed version from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com) or through the Creative Cloud desktop application
  5. 5. Close Adobe Animate completely before installing the update
  6. 6. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade
  7. 7. After installation, verify the version by checking Help > About Adobe Animate to confirm the patch was applied
Caveat Standard Adobe update; minor version increment suggests routine security patch with no major API or feature changes expected

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

Fix this in Animate Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,390
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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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