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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-20794 · published 11 April 2024

CVE-2024-20794: Adobe animate null pointer dereference vulnerability

Adobe · Animate

Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.25% · top 84.6% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.25%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-26.html Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-26.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-20794), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-08). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.