CVE-2025-54269: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-54269 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Animate versions 23.0.13, 24.0.10 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in October 2025, impacting both Windows and macOS operating systems running Adobe Animate software (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read issue (CWE-125) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). The attack vector is local (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges (PR:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U) with high confidentiality impact (C:H) but no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N) (NVD).

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to memory exposure, allowing an attacker to disclose sensitive information stored in memory. The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file (CIS Advisory).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update Adobe Animate to versions newer than 23.0.13 for the 2023 release or 24.0.10 for the 2024 release (Adobe Advisory).

The vulnerability was discovered and reported by security researcher Francis Provencher (prl), who was credited by Adobe for the finding (Adobe Advisory).