CVE-2025-43557
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-43557. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 13, 2025, and affects Adobe Animate software running on Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS operating systems (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Access of Uninitialized Pointer issue (CWE-824) that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Depending on the user's privileges, an attacker could potentially install programs, view or modify data, or create new accounts with full user rights (CIS Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest versions: Adobe Animate 2024 version 24.0.9 or Adobe Animate 2023 version 23.0.12. Organizations should apply these updates immediately after appropriate testing (NVD).

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