CVE-2021-42271 HIGH

CVE-2021-42271: Adobe Animate BMP File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Animate
Weakness CWE-787
Published November 18, 2021
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Animate version 21.0.9 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 BMP file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2021 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated