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CVE-2024-20797: Out-of-bounds access vulnerability in Adobe Animate that directly changes the rip when parsing FLA files.

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% 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-125

Description

Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code 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: 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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