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CVE-2020-24436: Acrobat Pro DC PDF Export Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.0% 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-787

Description

Acrobat Pro DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in writing past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit in that the victim must open a malicious document.

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.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1355/
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1355/

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