RCE in Adobe Animate 2023
CVE-2026-48345
Animate is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') 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. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Animate 2023 — versions 0, 23.0.16
- Adobe Animate 2024 — versions 0, 24.0.14
- Adobe Animate
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb26-83.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48345?
- CVE-2026-48345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate 2023, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48345?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.