CVE-2020-9715KEV · OVERDUE

Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability

High · published August 19, 2020

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it high at 7.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 98.4th percentile for exploit probability.

180
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
33%
Percentile
98.4
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have an use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.33491 · 98.4th percentile
Published
2020-08-19T00:00Z
KEV added
2026-04-13 · due 2026-04-27
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 OCT 03:13Z
    EPSS moved 49% → 33%
    epss
  • 13 APR 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Apr 27
    kev
  • 19 AUG 00:00Z
    Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have an use-after-free…
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