Use After Free in Adobe Animate
CVE-2025-49562
Animate versions 23.0.12, 24.0.9 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Animate — versions 0
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb25-73.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49562?
- CVE-2025-49562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49562?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.