CVE-2024-47412
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier contain a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users running vulnerable versions of Adobe Animate on any operating system where the software is installed.
💻 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 logged-in user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or lateral movement.
Likely Case
Local code execution allowing malware installation, credential harvesting, or persistence mechanisms on the affected workstation.
If Mitigated
No impact if users don't open untrusted Animate files and proper application whitelisting is in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code is known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Animate 24.0.5 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-76.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 latest version from Adobe website. 5. Restart computer after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Application Control
allBlock execution of Adobe Animate via application whitelisting policies
File Type Restrictions
allBlock or warn on opening .fla and .xfl files from untrusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application control to prevent Animate execution
- Educate users to never open Animate files from untrusted sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Adobe Animate version via Help > About Adobe AnimateCheck Version:
On Windows: Check Add/Remove Programs. On macOS: Check Applications folder or use 'mdls -name kMDItemVersion /Applications/Adobe\ Animate\ 2024/Adobe\ Animate\ 2024.app'Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 24.0.5 or later in Help > About Adobe Animate📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Process creation events for Animate.exe with suspicious parent processes
- File access events for .fla/.xfl files from unusual locations
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Animate.exe to suspicious domains/IPs
SIEM Query:
process_name="Animate.exe" AND (parent_process!="explorer.exe" OR command_line CONTAINS suspicious_file.extension)