CVE-2020-9715

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

Adobe · Adobe Acrobat and Reader

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

33.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2026-04-13

Published

2020-08-19

Updated

2026-04-13

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• lsw29475/CVE-2020-97155★ · 2022-01-26
• f8al/PoC-CVE-2020-97152★ · 2026-04-14

Security advisories

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html
• https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-ado…
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-8611
• CVE-2019-17026
• CVE-2020-0022
• CVE-2020-17057
• CVE-2021-39863
• CVE-2019-0230