CVE-2025-43557

Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb25-42.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

15 May 2025, 18:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-13 18:15

Updated : 2025-05-15 18:38

NVD link : CVE-2025-43557

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43557

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43557

JSON object : View

Products Affected

adobe

animate

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-824

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

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