Adobe Issues Critical Security Updates for Multiple Applications

Wed 9th Apr, 2025

Adobe has released critical security patches addressing several vulnerabilities across its suite of applications, including ColdFusion, After Effects, and more. These vulnerabilities pose a significant threat, as they could allow attackers to execute malicious code on affected systems.

The identified weaknesses include issues in AEM Forms, AEM Screens, Animate, Bridge, ColdFusion, Commerce, FrameMaker, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and the XMP Toolkit SDK. While there are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild, system administrators are urged to implement the security updates promptly to mitigate potential risks.

Among the vulnerabilities, ColdFusion is notably affected, with four critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-24446, CVE-2025-24447, CVE-2025-30281, CVE-2025-30282) being addressed. Details on the specific nature of potential attacks have not been disclosed, but it appears that inadequate input validation and improper authentication mechanisms are among the identified issues. The vulnerabilities have been patched in ColdFusion 2021 Update 19, ColdFusion 2023 Update 13, and ColdFusion 2025 Update 1.

In addition to ColdFusion, other applications also face risks. For instance, vulnerabilities in Animate and FrameMaker could enable attackers to trigger memory corruption errors through unspecified methods. To counter these threats, Adobe has released Animate 2023 version 23.0.11 and Animate 2024 version 24.0.8 for macOS and Windows. Similarly, FrameMaker 2020 Update 8 and FrameMaker 2022 Update 6 have been updated for Windows to enhance security.

Photoshop users are also at risk, with a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-27198) that could be exploited to execute malicious code. Adobe has addressed this issue in Photoshop 2024 version 25.12.2 and Photoshop 2025 version 26.5.

Organizations using any of the affected Adobe products are strongly advised to review the linked advisories for more information on the vulnerabilities and the corresponding secure versions. Ensuring that systems are updated with these patches is crucial in safeguarding against potential cyber threats.


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