CVE-2020-9749 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Animate version 20.5 and earlier, affecting both Windows and macOS. This flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a specially crafted .fla file. While rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article from BleepingComputer noting Adobe's patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.