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CVE-2020-9715 — adobe:acrobat_dc

CVSS v3.1 7.8 (HIGH) · EPSS 77.6% (higher than 98.9% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 7.9/10 · Published 2020-08-19

As of 2026-04-14, CVE-2020-9715 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in adobe:acrobat_dc, CVSS v3.1 7.8, EPSS 77.6% (98.9th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2020-9715, most recently “CISA KEV Catalog Update: Seven Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Added 2026-04-13 (Microsoft, Adobe, Fortinet)”.

Last updated: 2026-04-14

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 .

The record classifies CVE-2020-9715 under weakness class CWE-416. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 4 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 2216 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST): 77.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 7.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2020-08-19, last modified 2026-04-14

Is CVE-2020-9715 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

(vendor unspecified): adobe:acrobat_dc, adobe:acrobat_reader_dc, apple:macos, microsoft:windows

How to fix CVE-2020-9715

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2020-9715 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2020-9715

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2020-9715, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

CISA KEV Catalog Update: Seven Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Added 2026-04-13 (Microsoft, Adobe, Fortinet) — CRITICAL · 2026-04-13

Sources

Seeded from nvd and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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