Buffer overflow in Adobe Animate

CVE-2020-9748

Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability, which could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .fla file in Animate.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.063 (93.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-9748: held from 0.063 to 0.063.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.063 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9748?
CVE-2020-9748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-9748?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.