CVE-2026-48346 Animate | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious files in Adobe Animate due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48346?
CVE-2026-48346 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, published on 14 Jul 2026. 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48346?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Animate.
How do I fix CVE-2026-48346?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-48346 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48346 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-9pm8-37fw-r2f6.