Use After Free in Adobe Animate
CVE-2021-42269
Adobe Animate version 21.0.9 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of a malformed FLA file 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.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.041 (89.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Adobe Animate — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42269?
- CVE-2021-42269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42269?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.