CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2020-9715
High (7.8) in Adobe Acrobat. In CISA KEV since 2026-04-13. EPSS 33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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 .
Severity
- EPSS
- 33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2026-04-13, due 2026-04-27
- CWE
- CWE-416
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- adobe:acrobat_dc
- adobe:acrobat_reader_dc
References
- https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/
- https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc/
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html