CVE-2020-3725Network attack vector

Code execution via undisclosed out-of-bounds write

Published Feb 13, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Out-of-bounds write in Adobe FrameMaker 2019.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted input. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, code locus, or unchecked operation that permits the write beyond allocated memory. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs code with the privileges of the current FrameMaker user.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability3.97%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds write in Adobe FrameMaker 2019.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted input. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, code locus, or unchecked operation that permits the write beyond allocated memory. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs code with the privileges of the current FrameMaker user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-3725
Published
Feb 13, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe FrameMaker
Classifications
CWE-787, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2019.0.4 and below versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe FrameMakerversion=2019.0.4 and below versions

Published CVSS scores

6.8NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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Technologies

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