What is CVE-2020-3741?

CVE-2020-3741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-3741?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2020-3741

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5, and 6.4 have an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to denial-of-service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2020-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions 6.5, and 6.4 versions
Adobe Experience Manager — versions 6.4, 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-08.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3741?: CVE-2020-3741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-3741?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.