CVE-2020-9715 — adobe:acrobat_dc Vulnerability

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 2264 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): 48.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.8% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Listed since 2026-04-13, federal remediation deadline 2026-04-27
Threadlinqs priority: 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
Published: 2020-08-19, last modified 2026-04-13

Is CVE-2020-9715 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2020-9715 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-13, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2026-04-27 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2020-9715 is publicly available. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 48 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

Because CVE-2020-9715 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2026-04-27. 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

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

CVE-2020-9715 — adobe:acrobat_dc