CVE-2024-30296
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Animate who open untrusted animation files. Successful exploitation requires user interaction but could lead to full system compromise.
💻 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 the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation or malware installation when users open malicious animation files from untrusted sources.
If Mitigated
No impact if users only open trusted files from verified sources and proper application whitelisting is enforced.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 24.0.3 and 23.0.6
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-36.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to 'Apps' tab. 3. Find Adobe Animate and click 'Update'. 4. Alternatively, download updated version from Adobe website. 5. Restart computer after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Application Control
allRestrict execution of Adobe Animate to trusted users only using application whitelisting.
File Type Association
windowsChange default file associations so animation files don't automatically open in Adobe Animate.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user training against opening untrusted animation files.
- Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) to monitor for suspicious Animate process behavior.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Adobe Animate version via Help > About Adobe Animate. If version is 24.0.2 or earlier, or 23.0.5 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Animate\*' | Select-Object Version. On macOS: /Applications/Adobe\ Animate\ */Adobe\ Animate.app/Contents/Info.plistVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 24.0.3 or later, or 23.0.6 or later. Test opening known safe animation files to ensure functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual process creation from Animate.exe
- Memory access violations in Animate process logs
- Crash reports from Adobe Animate
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Animate process to unknown IPs
- DNS requests for suspicious domains from Animate
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (event_type:"process_creation" OR event_type:"crash")