What is CVE-2020-3765?

CVE-2020-3765 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2020-3765?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe After Effects

CVE-2020-3765

Adobe After Effects versions 16.1.2 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-02-20 · 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: 0.056 (92.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.059 · newest: 0.056 · change: -0.004

Affected products

Adobe After Effects — versions 16.1.2 and earlier versions
Adobe After Effects
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb20-09.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3765?: CVE-2020-3765 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-3765?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.