PT-2021-1890 · Adobe · Animate

Published 2021-01-12 · Updated 2021-01-19 · CVE-2021-21008

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Animate versions 21.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Adobe Animate versions 21.0 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00660

CVE-2021-21008

Affected Products

Animate

References · 4

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-03.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00660 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21008 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21008 · Vendor Advisory