CVE-2020-9638

Arbitrary code execution via undisclosed heap overflow

Published Jun 25, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Heap overflow in Adobe After Effects 17.1 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, input format, or operation that overruns heap memory. Successful exploitation executes code with the privileges of the user running the application, but the required input path remains unspecified.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability8.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap overflow in Adobe After Effects 17.1 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, input format, or operation that overruns heap memory. Successful exploitation executes code with the privileges of the user running the application, but the required input path remains unspecified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-9638
Published
Jun 25, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe After Effects
Classifications
CWE-787
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 25, 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=17.1 and earlier versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe After Effectsversion=17.1 and earlier versions

Published CVSS scores

9.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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