Vulnerability · CVE-2020-9715
Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Published Aug 19, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe Acrobat
Patch now
CVE-2020-9715 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 27, 2026. Confirm Adobe Acrobat against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 48.59%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe adobe/acrobat dc · cpe adobe/acrobat reader dc · vendor Adobe Acrobat
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 .
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- cpe adobe/acrobat dc20.001.30002
- cpe adobe/acrobat reader dc20.001.30002
- vendor Adobe Acrobatversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2020-9715
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Apr 27, 2026.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2020-9715 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 27, 2026. Confirm Adobe Acrobat against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with adobe/acrobat dc 20.001.30002; adobe/acrobat reader dc 20.001.30002. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 48.59%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 19, 2020 · Catalog
Detected
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 .
Apr 13, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Apr 27, 2026 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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 .
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-9715
Adobe Acrobat contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-9715
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-9715
30-day exploitation probability 48.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 .
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-9715
Adobe Acrobat contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.