CVE-2025-61804
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 Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 confidenceAdobe Animate versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier contain a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. The attack requires user interaction (opening a malicious file), but executes in the context of the current user.
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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Confirm Adobe Animate is installedCheck for the presence of Animate.exe in typical installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2023 or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2024, or query the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Animate.exeAffected if Adobe Animate is not found on the system, then this CVE does not apply
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Identify installed Adobe Animate versionRight-click Animate.exe, select Properties, then view the Details tab for the Product Version, or use the command: powershell (Get-Item 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2023\Animate.exe').VersionInfo.ProductVersion (adjust path as needed)Affected if Version cannot be determined, proceed with other checks
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Compare version against affected range for 23.x branchCompare the installed version number to the affected range: 23.0.0 through 23.0.14 are vulnerable. Versions 23.0.15 and later are patchedAffected if Installed version is 23.0.0 through 23.0.14 inclusive (or earlier than 23.0.0 but >= 23.0.0)
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Compare version against affected range for 24.x branchCompare the installed version number to the affected range: 24.0.0 through 24.0.11 are vulnerable. Versions 24.0.12 and later are patchedAffected if Installed version is 24.0.0 through 24.0.11 inclusive
If Adobe Animate is installed and the version falls within 23.0.0-23.0.14 or 24.0.0-24.0.11, the environment is affected by this heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
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 once available, and educate users to avoid opening untrusted or unexpected .an and .fla files.
Adobe Animate 23.0.15 or 24.0.12
- Close Adobe Animate if it is currently running
- Navigate to the official Adobe website and download Adobe Animate version 23.0.15 (if currently on version 23.x) or version 24.0.12 (if currently on version 24.x)
- Run the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update
- Restart your computer after the installation completes
- Launch Adobe Animate and verify the version by going to Help > About Adobe Animate to confirm the update was successful
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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-61804 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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