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CVE-2020-9715: Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2026-04-13
• EPSS: 33.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

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 .

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30523; from 15.008.20082 through 20.009.20074; from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30171; 20.001.30002
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30523; from 15.008.20082 through 20.009.20074; from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30171; 20.001.30002

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
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-9715

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