high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2020-9715Adobe Acrobat and Reader — use-after-free to code execution
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2020.009.20074 and several older branches use memory after releasing it, so opening a crafted document runs the sender's code with the privileges of whoever opened it.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 49% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2020-08-19
- Added to KEV
- 2026-04-13
- Exploit published
- Yes
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- execution
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1203
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsThe user must open an attacker-supplied document in an affected Acrobat or Reader build.
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisoryhelpx.adobe.comhelpx.adobe.com
- 04Exploitblog.exodusintel.comblog.exodusintel.com
- 05Writeupzerodayinitiative.comzerodayinitiative.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.