CVE-2020-9637 is a heap overflow vulnerability in Adobe After Effects versions 17.1 and earlier, affecting both Adobe and Microsoft Windows environments. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction and local access (e.g., opening a malicious file) but could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:after_effects:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.