CVE-2022-38412 Adobe Animate SVG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious SVG file in Adobe Animate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38412?
CVE-2022-38412 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Animate, published on 16 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Animate version 21.0.11 (and earlier) and 22.0.7 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38412?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Animate.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-38412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Animate
- CVE-2016-7866 Memory corruption in Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier
- CVE-2026-48350 Animate | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
- CVE-2026-76191 Animate | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') (CWE-94)
- CVE-2026-48345 Animate | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
- CVE-2026-48349 Animate | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hc4r-w26m-267c.