Animate | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Animate versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive memory information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Animate | up to 23.0.13, 24.0.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Animate VendorAdobe Affected up to 23.0.13, 24.0.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe Animate — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb25-97.html
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-38193 Animate | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-34109 Animate | Use After Free (CWE-416)Priority LOW 36
- TI-2025-34100 Animate | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)Priority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrq2-jxmg-w72m
References
More Adobe Animate vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-06610 Memory corruption in Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-09690 Adobe Animate heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04183 Adobe Animate heap-based overflow vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-09699 Adobe Animate heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04177 Adobe Animate memory corruption vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18706 Adobe Animate FLA File Parsing Use After Free Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-54270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrq2-jxmg-w72m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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