Adobe Animate up to 23.0.12/24.0.9 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Animate up to 23.0.12/24.0.9. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-49562. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Animate up to 23.0.12/24.0.9. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Animate versions 23.0.12, 24.0.9 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-49562 since 06/06/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/14/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1783). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

06/06/2025 CVE reserved
08/12/2025 +67 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/14/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-73
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-49562 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-49562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319843
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1783 - Adobe Creative Cloud Applikationen: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2025 23:42
Updated: 08/14/2025 09:55
Changes: 08/12/2025 23:42 (63), 08/13/2025 10:36 (7), 08/14/2025 09:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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