CVE-2021-42269 json
Adobe Animate FLA File Parsing Use After Free Remote Code Execution
published 2021-11-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-29245
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.0%
- EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Adobe Animate version 21.0.9 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of a malformed FLA file 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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
4.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Adobe Animate
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/animate/apsb21-105.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-42269
- NVD CVE-2021-42269
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