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CVE-2021-28617: Adobe Animate out-of-bounds read vulnerability could lead to sensitive information disclosure

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Adobe Animate version 21.0.6 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive memory information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

• Adobe Animate: through 21.0.6

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-50.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-50.html

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