CVE-2020-24436 in the critical feed json
Acrobat Pro DC PDF Export Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
published 2020-11-05 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17156
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.0%
- EPSS 17.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acrobat Pro DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in writing past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit in that the victim must open a malicious document.
Exploit prediction
17.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
vendor-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-20-1355/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-24436
- NVD CVE-2020-24436
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