CVE-2021-40769 LOW

CVE-2021-40769: Adobe Character Animator SVG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Character Animator (Preview 4)
Weakness CWE-125
Published March 16, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

3.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier versions) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 16, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated