CVE-2024-49528
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system. This affects users who open malicious Animate files, potentially leading to full system compromise under the current user'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 the same privileges as the logged-in user, enabling data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Malware installation or data exfiltration when users open specially crafted malicious Animate files from untrusted sources.
If Mitigated
No impact if users only open trusted files from verified sources and have proper endpoint protection.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction to open malicious file. No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Animate 23.0.8 or 24.0.5
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. Restart computer after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure system to only allow opening Animate files from trusted locations
Application control
allUse application whitelisting to restrict execution of Animate to specific versions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict file opening policies - only open Animate files from trusted sources
- Use endpoint protection with memory corruption detection capabilities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Animate version via Help > About Adobe Animate. If version is 23.0.7 or earlier, or 24.0.4 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check via Creative Cloud app or Help > About. On macOS: Adobe Animate > About Adobe AnimateVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 23.0.8 or higher for version 23, or 24.0.5 or higher for version 24.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected Animate crashes
- Animate spawning unusual child processes
- File access to suspicious .fla or .xfl files
Network Indicators:
- Animate process making unexpected outbound connections after file open
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (event_id:1 OR event_id:4688) AND parent_process_name NOT IN ("explorer.exe", "Creative Cloud.exe")