Use-after-free in Animate - CVE-2025-49561

 

Use-after-free in Animate - CVE-2025-49561

Published: August 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113938
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49561
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Animate

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into  opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system. 

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-49561

Install updates from vendor's website.

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