CVE-2020-9749
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Animate 20.5
Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could result in 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Animate 20.5
Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could result in 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.
- Record
CVE-2020-9749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30529
Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could result in 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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30529- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7648-ghjh-9mr3 No score
Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that...
Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could result in 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.
- Record
GHSA-7648-ghjh-9mr3- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adobe Animate version 20.5 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could result in 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.
- Record
CVE-2020-9749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-9749 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Adobe Animate, published October 21, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.15%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.