What is CVE-2020-9586?

CVE-2020-9586 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-9586?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Character Animator

CVE-2020-9586

Adobe Character Animator versions 3.2 and earlier have a buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-06-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.076 (94.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.076 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Adobe Character Animator — versions 3.2 and earlier versions
Adobe Character Animator
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb20-25.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9586?: CVE-2020-9586 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-9586?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.