What is CVE-2019-8246?

CVE-2019-8246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-8246?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2019-8246

Adobe Media Encoder versions 13.1 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.046 (91.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Media Encoder — versions 13.1 and earlier versions
Adobe Media Encoder
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb19-52.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8246?: CVE-2019-8246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-8246?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.