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Linked CVE review

Update Adobe Animate to the fixed Adobe release

Linked CVEs
5
Confirmed exploited
0
PoC or lab evidence
0
Maximum CVSS
7.8
Evidence is kept separate

Confirmed exploitation, public exploit material, EPSS probability and CVSS severity answer different questions. “No confirmation recorded” means the checked sources do not currently confirm exploitation. It is not proof that exploitation has not occurred.

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CVE and descriptionSeverityExploit realityForecast and accessRemediation
CVE-2025-43556 Scheduled assessment
Animate | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

7.8 · CVSS 3.1 · HighSource: CNANo confirmation recordedNo CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.None recordedNo exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.EPSS: 0.28% · 19.0th percentileForecast date: 2026-10-05LOCAL · LOW complexity · NONE privileges · REQUIRED user interactionWithin 7 daysHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.Awaiting fix. No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
CVE-2025-43555 Scheduled assessment
Animate | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191)

Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by an Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

7.8 · CVSS 3.1 · HighSource: CNANo confirmation recordedNo CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.None recordedNo exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.EPSS: 0.28% · 18.8th percentileForecast date: 2026-10-05LOCAL · LOW complexity · NONE privileges · REQUIRED user interactionWithin 7 daysHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.Awaiting fix. No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
CVE-2025-43557 Scheduled assessment
Animate | Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824)

Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

7.8 · CVSS 3.1 · HighSource: CNANo confirmation recordedNo CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.None recordedNo exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.EPSS: 0.28% · 18.8th percentileForecast date: 2026-10-05LOCAL · LOW complexity · NONE privileges · REQUIRED user interactionWithin 7 daysHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.Awaiting fix. No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
CVE-2025-30328 Scheduled assessment
Animate | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

7.8 · CVSS 3.1 · HighSource: CNANo confirmation recordedNo CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.None recordedNo exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.EPSS: 0.26% · 15.7th percentileForecast date: 2026-10-05LOCAL · LOW complexity · NONE privileges · REQUIRED user interactionWithin 7 daysHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.Awaiting fix. No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
CVE-2025-30329 Scheduled assessment
Animate | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

5.5 · CVSS 3.1 · MediumSource: CNANo confirmation recordedNo CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.None recordedNo exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.EPSS: 0.23% · 12.4th percentileForecast date: 2026-10-05LOCAL · LOW complexity · NONE privileges · REQUIRED user interactionScheduledMedium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.Awaiting fix. No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.