CVE-2025-54269
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow attackers to read sensitive information from memory. Users who open malicious Animate files with these versions are affected. This requires user interaction as victims must open a malicious file.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Animate
📦 What is this software?
Animate by Adobe
Animate by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could read sensitive information from memory, potentially exposing credentials, encryption keys, or other confidential data stored in the application's memory space.
Likely Case
Information disclosure of random memory contents, which could include fragments of sensitive data but requires specific targeting and file manipulation.
If Mitigated
No impact if users only open trusted files from verified sources or if the vulnerability is patched.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires creating a malicious Animate file and convincing a user to open it. No authentication bypass needed but requires social engineering.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Animate 23.0.14 or 24.0.11 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb25-97.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Animate. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install available updates. 4. Alternatively, download latest version from Adobe Creative Cloud.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allOnly open Animate files from trusted sources and avoid opening unexpected attachments.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application control to block execution of older Animate versions
- Educate users about risks of opening untrusted Animate files
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Animate version via Help > About Animate. If version is 23.0.13 or earlier, or 24.0.10 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check via Help > About Animate. On macOS: Adobe Animate > About AnimateVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 23.0.14 or later, or 24.0.11 or later after updating.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes or unusual memory access patterns in Animate logs
- Security software alerts for memory access violations
Network Indicators:
- No network indicators as exploitation is file-based
SIEM Query:
source="*animate*" AND (event_type="crash" OR event_description="memory_access")