PT-2020-3755 · Adobe · Acrobat+1

Mark Vincent Yason + 1 · Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2026-04-14 · CVE-2020-9715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Acrobat versions prior to 2020.009.20074 Adobe Acrobat versions 2017.011.30171 and earlier Adobe Acrobat versions 2015.006.30523 and earlier Adobe Reader versions prior to 2020.009.20074 Adobe Reader versions 2017.011.30171 and earlier Adobe Reader versions 2015.006.30523 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is associated with the misuse of memory after it has been freed.

Recommendations: For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, update to a version later than 2020.009.20074. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2017.011.30171 and earlier, update to a version later than 2017.011.30171. For Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2015.006.30523 and earlier, update to a version later than 2015.006.30523. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Adobe Acrobat and Reader until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04115

CVE-2020-9715

ZDI-20-991

Affected Products

Acrobat

Reader

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/lsw29475/CVE-2020-9715 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.exodusintel.com/2021/04/20/analysis-of-a-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-adobe-acrobat-reader-dc · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04115 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-991 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9715 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/654859 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-9715 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9715 · Note
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/1699 · Telegram Post
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html · Vendor Advisory, Security Note
• https://twitter.com/ElusivePrivacy/status/2044175188779012358 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/pwnhub/comments/1sldgd5/cisa_flags_6_urgent_vulnerabilities_in_fortinet · Reddit Post