CVE-2020-9649 Information disclosure in Adobe Media Encoder

What is CVE-2020-9649?

CVE-2020-9649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, published on 16 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Adobe Media Encoder versions 14.2 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9649?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Media Encoder.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Media Encoder

• CVE-2019-8246 Memory corruption in Adobe Media Encoder Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-7842 Use after free in Adobe Media Encoder High 8.8
• CVE-2026-47971 Media Encoder | Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) High 7.8
• CVE-2026-47976 Media Encoder | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) High 7.8
• CVE-2026-48366 Media Encoder | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) High 7.8

All Adobe Media Encoder vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gg7c-xf3j-7669.