# CVE-2026-48346: Adobe Animate untrusted search path code execution

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48346-adobe-animate-untrusted-search-path-code-execution  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-14. Updated: 2026-07-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-48346 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.9 · Published 2026-07-14

Adobe Animate, a professional animation and multimedia authoring tool, is affected by a security flaw that could allow an attacker to take control of a user's computer. To exploit this, an attacker would need to trick a user into opening a specially crafted malicious file. If successful, the attacker could execute unauthorized commands or software with the same permissions as the logged-in user, potentially leading to data theft or further system compromise.

Technologies: [Adobe Animate](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/animate). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-48346 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48346 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-48346?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.9, published 14 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Animate <= 23.0.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48346?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-48346 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-48346?** Check whether you run Adobe Animate at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

Adobe Animate is vulnerable to an Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426) flaw. The vulnerability occurs when the application attempts to load a resource or library without specifying a fully qualified path, potentially allowing a local attacker to place a malicious file in a directory searched by the application. Exploitation requires a user to open a malicious file, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Adobe has addressed this in Animate 2023 version 23.0.16 and Animate 2024 version 24.0.14.

## Affected products

- Adobe Animate 2023 <= 23.0.15
- Adobe Animate 2024 <= 24.0.13

## Timeline

- 2026-07-14: advisory: Adobe published security bulletin APSB26-83
- 2026-07-14: disclosed: CVE-2026-48346 published to NVD

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb26-83.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb26-83.html)

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