CVE-2025-54270
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 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive memory information. 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 versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier contain a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that can be triggered when a victim opens a specially crafted malicious file, allowing an attacker to read sensitive memory contents from the application's address space.
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, < 23.0.15>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.12CVSS 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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Check Adobe Animate version numberOpen Adobe Animate and navigate to Help > About Adobe Animate (Windows) or Adobe Animate > About Adobe Animate (macOS). The version number is displayed in the dialog that appears.Affected if Version is 23.0.0 through 23.0.14, or 24.0.0 through 24.0.11 (versions below 23.0.15 or 24.0.12)
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Verify exact version in applicationAlternatively, check the version via the Creative Cloud desktop app: open CC, find Adobe Animate in your installed apps, and view the version number listed.Affected if Version matches the ranges in step 1
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Identify file opening practicesReview whether you or your users open Animate project files (.anme, .fla, .xfl) from untrusted or unknown sources, as the vulnerability is triggered when opening specially crafted files.Affected if Users routinely open Animate files from untrusted or unsolicited sources
You are affected if Adobe Animate version is 23.0.0-23.0.14 or 24.0.0-24.0.11 and users open Animate project 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 · scoped23.0.1524.0.12
Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version. Until patched, instruct users not to open untrusted or unsolicited Animate project files from unknown sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.15 or later, or 24.0.12 or later
- Close Adobe Animate completely
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app or navigate to adobe.com/downloads
- Download Adobe Animate version 23.0.15 (if currently on version 23.x) or version 24.0.12 (if currently on version 24.x)
- Install the update following the on-screen prompts
- Restart Adobe Animate after installation 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-2025-54270 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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