What is CVE-2019-7870?

CVE-2019-7870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-7870?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator

CVE-2019-7870

Adobe Character Animator versions 2.1 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published 2019-08-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Character Animator — versions 2.1 and earlier versions
Adobe Character Animator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb19-32.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7870?: CVE-2019-7870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-7870?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.