CVE-2021-21052 HIGH

CVE-2021-21052: Adobe Animate Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution

Vendor Adobe
Product Animate
Weakness CWE-787
Published February 11, 2021
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Animate version 21.0.2 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 11, 2021 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated