CVE-2025-54279
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 Use After Free 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 · moderate confidenceA Use After Free vulnerability in Adobe Animate versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier allows arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a malicious file, executing in the context of the current user's privileges.
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
- 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 installationCheck Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Animate or Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate for the application folder, or search for 'Adobe Animate' in installed programs listAffected if Adobe Animate is installed on the system
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Determine installed Adobe Animate versionOpen Adobe Animate and go to Help > About Adobe Animate, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the version numberAffected if The displayed version falls within the affected ranges: 23.0.0 to 23.0.14.x, or 24.0.0 to 24.0.11.x
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Confirm vulnerability trigger conditionVerify that the affected version requires user interaction with a malicious .an or related project file to exploit the Use After Free flawAffected if The system runs a vulnerable version AND the user opens untrusted .an project files from external sources
A user is affected if Adobe Animate version 23.0.0 through 23.0.14.x or 24.0.0 through 24.0.11.x is installed AND they open malicious .an project files.
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 vendor-provided patched version as soon as available; users should avoid opening untrusted .an or related project files until patched.
Adobe Animate 23.0.15 or later (for 23.x line); Adobe Animate 24.0.12 or later (for 24.x line)
- Identify the currently installed Adobe Animate version (Help > About Adobe Animate)
- If version is 23.0.x and less than 23.0.15, plan upgrade to 23.0.15 or later
- If version is 24.0.x and less than 24.0.12, plan upgrade to 24.0.12 or later
- Ensure users are warned not to open untrusted .animate or .fla files from unknown sources
- Download the updated Adobe Animate version from the official Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or Adobe website
- Install the upgrade following standard Adobe installation procedures
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-2025-54279 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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