Animate crashes every time I use gradient fill (Mac, v24.0.12)

Hi,

I’m experiencing consistent crashes in Adobe Animate whenever I try to apply a gradient fill to a shape. The program quits immediately and shows a crash report. In some cases, after reopening, the file reverts to an older version and recent work is lost.

Details:

• Adobe Animate version: 24.0.12

• macOS: Seqouia 15.6.1

• Happens every time I use radial or linear gradient

• Happens in new files and existing files

• Restarting Animate does not help

• I tested on another computer – same issue

• Disabling shading and Live Preview did not solve it

This makes gradient work impossible and is blocking my project.

Is this a known bug in the current Mac version?
Are there any stable workarounds or fixes?

Thanks