Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2026-48350Animate | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Adobe Animate 2023 from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Animate 2023 | 0 – through 23.0.15 |
| Adobe | Adobe Animate 2024 | 0 – through 24.0.13 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb26-83.html vendor-advisory