Adobe Animate Use-After-Free Vulnerability Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Animate versions 23.0.12, 24.0.9 and earlier. This vulnerability could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, as a victim must open a malicious file.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to Adobe Animate 2023 version 23.0.13 or Adobe Animate 2024 version 24.0.10. For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Adobe Admin Console to deploy these updates.