CVE-2024-20795
📋 TL;DR
An integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Animate allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users running Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier. Successful exploitation requires user interaction but runs code with the victim's privileges.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Animate
📦 What is this software?
Animate by Adobe
Animate by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with attacker gaining full control of the victim's computer and user privileges.
Likely Case
Malware installation, data theft, or ransomware deployment through malicious Animate files.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if user doesn't open untrusted files, though social engineering could still bypass this.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Animate 24.0.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-26.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Animate. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install update. 4. Restart Animate after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable automatic file opening
allConfigure system to not automatically open downloaded files and require explicit user action.
File type restrictions
allBlock or quarantine .fla and other Animate file types from untrusted sources.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user permissions to limit damage from successful exploitation
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized executables from running
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Animate version via Help > About Animate. If version is 23.0.4 or earlier, or 24.0.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check Add/Remove Programs for Adobe Animate version. On macOS: Check Applications folder > Adobe Animate > Get Info.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 24.0.2 or later after update. Test opening known safe Animate files to ensure functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected Animate crashes
- Animate processes spawning child processes
- File access to unusual locations
Network Indicators:
- Animate connecting to unexpected external IPs
- Outbound connections after opening Animate files
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (process_spawn OR network_connection)