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Adobe Animate 23.x < 23.0.16 / 24.x < 24.0.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB26-83)

high Nessus Plugin ID 326757

Synopsis

Adobe Animate installed on remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Adobe Animate installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 23.0.16 or 24.0.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the apsb26-83 advisory.

 - Animate is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files or directories outside the intended restrictions. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed. (CVE-2026-48350)

 - Animate is affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') 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 file.
 Scope is changed. (CVE-2026-48345, CVE-2026-48347)

 - Animate is affected by an Untrusted Search Path 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 file. Scope is changed. (CVE-2026-48346)

 - Animate is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control.
 Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed. (CVE-2026-48348)

 - Animate is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control.
 Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed. (CVE-2026-48349)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Animate version 23.0.16 or 24.0.14 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb26-83.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 326757

File Name: macos_adobe_animate_apsb26-83.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/14/2026

Updated: 7/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48350

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:animate

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Animate

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48345, CVE-2026-48346, CVE-2026-48347, CVE-2026-48348, CVE-2026-48349, CVE-2026-48350

CWE: 22, 426, 78, 863