CVE-2025-30328
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 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
Full 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 leading to credential theft, data exfiltration, or system disruption for users who open malicious files.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper application sandboxing, user privilege restrictions, and file validation controls in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) and knowledge of memory corruption techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 24.0.9 and 23.0.12
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb25-42.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application
2. Navigate to 'Apps' section
3. Find Adobe Animate and click 'Update'
4. Restart computer after update completes
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure application controls to prevent opening untrusted Animate files
Application sandboxing
allRun Adobe Animate in a sandboxed environment to limit potential damage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block unauthorized 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 in About dialog. On macOS: Adobe Animate > About Adobe AnimateVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 24.0.9 or higher (for v24) or 23.0.12 or higher (for v23)📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected process crashes of Adobe Animate
- Suspicious file opening events in application logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections from Adobe Animate process
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (event_type:"crash" OR file_path:"*.fla")