Bulletin ID
Last updated on
Jul 14, 2026
Security updates available for Adobe Animate | APSB26-83
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Date Published |
Priority |
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APSB26-83 |
July 14, 2026 |
3 |
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Animate. This update resolves critical vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in these updates.
Affected Versions
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
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Adobe Animate 2023 |
23.0.15 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
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Adobe Animate 2024 |
24.0.13 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
Solution
Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app's update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
Priority |
Availability |
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Adobe Animate 2023 |
23.0.16 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
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Adobe Animate 2024 |
24.0.14 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability Details
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVSS base score | CVSS vector | CVE Number |
| Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-48350 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-48345 |
| Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 7.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | CVE-2026-48346 |
| Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-48347 |
| Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-48348 |
| Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE-2026-48349 |
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Kieran (kaiksi) - CVE-2026-48345, CVE-2026-48346, CVE-2026-48347, CVE-2026-48348, CVE-2026-48349, CVE-2026-48350
NOTE: Adobe has a public bug bounty program with HackerOne. If you are interested in working with Adobe as an external security researcher, please check out https://hackerone.com/adobe.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email PSIRT@adobe.com.
