Adobe Animate up to 23.0.10/24.0.7 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Animate up to 23.0.10/24.0.7. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-27200. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Animate up to 23.0.10/24.0.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Animate versions 24.0.7, 23.0.10 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.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-27200 since 02/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234009 (Adobe Animate 23.x < 23.0.11 / 24.x < 24.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-31)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234009). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234009
Nessus Name: Adobe Animate 23.x < 23.0.11 / 24.x < 24.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-31)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-31
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304044

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 20:43
Updated: 04/09/2025 16:54
Changes: 04/08/2025 20:43 (63), 04/09/2025 16:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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