CVE-2024-45155
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 23.0.8, 24.0.5 and earlier contain an uninitialized pointer access vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Animate on any operating system where the vulnerable versions are installed.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Animate
📦 What is this software?
Animate by Adobe
Animate by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full 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 leading to user account compromise, file system access, and potential lateral movement within the network.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper application sandboxing and user privilege restrictions, potentially preventing full system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and knowledge of memory layout. No public exploits known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Animate 24.0.6 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-96.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Animate. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install latest version. 4. Restart Animate after installation completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable automatic file opening
allConfigure system to not automatically open downloaded files and require explicit user action
Application sandboxing
allRun Adobe Animate in restricted environment/sandbox to limit potential damage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user privileges to standard user accounts (not administrator)
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized files
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Adobe Animate version via Help > About Adobe AnimateCheck Version:
Not applicable - check via application GUIVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 24.0.6 or later in Help > About Adobe Animate📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected Animate crashes
- Animate opening unusual file types
- Process creation from Animate with unusual parameters
Network Indicators:
- Animate making unexpected network connections after file open
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (event_type:crash OR parent_process:unusual)