CVE-2020-24438 json
Acrobat Reader DC Use-After-Free Vulnerability Could Lead to Information Disclosure
published 2020-11-05 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17158
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.9%
- EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability that could result in a memory address leak. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Exploit prediction
3.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
vendor-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-20-1357/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-24438
- NVD CVE-2020-24438
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