What is CVE-2020-9658?

CVE-2020-9658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Audition, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-9658?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Audition

CVE-2020-9658

Adobe Audition versions 13.0.6 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-06-25 · 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: 0.031 (87.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Audition — versions 13.0.6 and earlier versions
Adobe Audition
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb20-40.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9658?: CVE-2020-9658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Audition, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-9658?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.