CVE-2025-54279: Adobe Animate · Use After Free
Affects Adobe AnimateSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Animate | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Monitor Adobe’s official channels for patches and apply updates promptly once available to remediate the vulnerability.
- Until patches are released, restrict the opening of Animate files from untrusted or unknown sources through email filtering and endpoint controls.
- Implement application whitelisting and sandboxing to limit the execution context of Adobe Animate and reduce the impact of potential exploitation.
- Educate users about the risks of opening files from unverified sources and train them to recognize phishing attempts that could deliver malicious Animate files.
- Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for anomalous behavior related to Adobe Animate processes.
- Use network segmentation to isolate systems running Adobe Animate, minimizing lateral movement if exploitation occurs.
- Regularly back up critical data to enable recovery in case of compromise.
- Review and harden user privileges to ensure that Adobe Animate runs with the least privilege necessary, limiting the scope of potential damage.
Description
Animate versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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.