Adobe Animate 23.x < 23.0.17 / 24.x < 24.0.15 Code Injection (APSB26-132)

high Nessus Plugin ID 363869

Synopsis

The version of Adobe Animate installed on the remote host is affected by a code injection vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Animate installed on the remote host is 23.x prior to 23.0.17, or 24.x prior to 24.0.15. It is, therefore, affected by a code injection vulnerability as referenced in the apsb26-132 advisory.

- Animate is affected by an Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed. (CVE-2026-76191)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Animate version 23.0.17, 24.0.15 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 363869

File Name: adobe_animate_apsb26-132.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.45

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-76191

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:animate

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-76191

CWE: 94

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