{"id":"CVE-2020-9715","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-9715","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:28:31.304Z","title":"Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability","description":"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 .","published":"2020-08-19T14:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:28:27.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat dc","adobe/acrobat reader dc"],"epss":{"score":0.33491,"percentile":0.98368,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-18","score":0.33491,"percentile":0.98367}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-04-13","dueDate":"2026-04-27","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9715"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 27 April 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-9715","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9715","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}