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CVE-2024-20794: Adobe Animate 2024 WAV File Parsing Null Pointer Dereference

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected products

• Adobe Animate: before 23.0.5; from 24.0.0 before 24.0.2 — fixed in 23.0.5, 24.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Animate 23.0.5, 24.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-26.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-26.html

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