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CVE-2020-24435: Acrobat Reader DC Heap-based Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 52.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-11-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the submitForm function, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file in Acrobat Reader.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 20.001.30005
• Adobe Acrobat DC: through 17.011.30175; through 20.012.20048
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 20.001.30005
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 17.011.30175; through 20.012.20048

References

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157

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