What is CVE-2019-7960?

CVE-2019-7960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate Cc, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-7960?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Animate Cc

CVE-2019-7960

Adobe Animate CC versions 19.2.1 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Published 2019-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Animate Cc — versions 19.2.1 and earlier versions
Adobe Animate Cc
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb19-34.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7960?: CVE-2019-7960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate Cc, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-7960?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.