---
id: "CVE-2020-9715"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2020-9715"]
title: "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and\u2026"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Acrobat", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat dc", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30523", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat dc", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 15.008.20082, <= 20.009.20074", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat dc", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30171", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat dc", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 20.001.30002", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader dc", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30523", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader dc", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 15.008.20082, <= 20.009.20074", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader dc", "fixed": [], "affected": ">= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30171", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "adobe acrobat reader dc", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 20.001.30002", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["adobe-acrobat", "exploited", "macos", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2020-08-19T14:15:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-9715", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9715", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"}]
---

# Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and…

Adobe Acrobat has a use-after-free memory bug that lets a crafted file run code. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Acrobat affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat dc affected >= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30523 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat dc affected >= 15.008.20082, <= 20.009.20074 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat dc affected >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30171 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat dc affected = 20.001.30002 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader dc affected >= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30523 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader dc affected >= 15.008.20082, <= 20.009.20074 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader dc affected >= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30171 fixed ?
- vendor:adobe acrobat reader dc affected = 20.001.30002 fixed ?

## How to check

Check the installed Acrobat version under Help > About Adobe Acrobat and compare it to the patched release in Adobe's bulletin.

## Fix

Update Adobe Acrobat to the version fixed by Adobe's security bulletin; CISA says to apply vendor mitigations or stop using the product if no mitigation exists.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-9715
- 2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9715

## From the sources

Adobe Acrobat contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution

CISA 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.

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