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CVE-2020-9715

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-04-13 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2020-08-19
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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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 .

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-08-1914:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-04-13Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2026-04-13Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2026-04-13Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2026-04-1317:04SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe acrobat dcversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.6≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30523no fix published
20.9≥ 15.008.20082, ≤ 20.009.20074no fix published
17.11≥ 17.011.30059, ≤ 17.011.30171no fix published
20.1= 20.001.30002no fix published
Adobe acrobat reader dcversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.6≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30523no fix published
20.9≥ 15.008.20082, ≤ 20.009.20074no fix published
17.11≥ 17.011.30059, ≤ 17.011.30171no fix published
20.1= 20.001.30002no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As adobe, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader
    Affected
    • = 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier versionsno fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-12-07

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2026-04-27

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedlsw29475/CVE-2020-9715f8al/PoC-CVE-2020-9715
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2026-04-13
Patch Due Date
2026-04-27
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-08-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wxg9-xx37-xj49

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 .

Is CVE-2020-9715 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-9715 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2026-04-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-9715?

CVE-2020-9715 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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