CVE-2026-48349: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Adobe Adobe Animate 2023
Animate is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48349 describes an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Adobe Animate 2023. This vulnerability could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user without requiring user interaction. The exploitability depends on external conditions not controlled by the attacker. The vulnerability affects the security scope, potentially allowing elevated impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). No patch or official remediation has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The scope change indicates that the vulnerability may allow privilege escalation or broader impact than initially scoped. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor Adobe's official channels for updates. No official remediation or temporary fix has been provided by the vendor as of now.
CVE-2026-48349: Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in Adobe Adobe Animate 2023
Description
Animate is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48349 describes an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Adobe Animate 2023. This vulnerability could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user without requiring user interaction. The exploitability depends on external conditions not controlled by the attacker. The vulnerability affects the security scope, potentially allowing elevated impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). No patch or official remediation has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The scope change indicates that the vulnerability may allow privilege escalation or broader impact than initially scoped. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor Adobe's official channels for updates. No official remediation or temporary fix has been provided by the vendor as of now.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T15:28:38.140Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a56962868715ace431dc9ef
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 20:03:52 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 23:15:05 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 60
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