Uncontrolled search path in Adobe Character Animator
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
Adobe Character Animator versions 2.1 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03826 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmww-fqrv-r885
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Adobe Character Animator vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-07674 Buffer overflow in Adobe Character Animator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-11440 Adobe Character Animator SVG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-14450 Adobe Character Animator Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-17708 Adobe Character Animator Memory Corruption could lead to Arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-17707 Adobe Character Animator Memory Corruption could lead to Arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-15153 Adobe Character Animator SVG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-7870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-7870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gmww-fqrv-r885 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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