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CVE-2020-9715: Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability

infovulnerability🔥 Actively Exploited

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Source: CISA Known Exploited VulnerabilitiesApril 12, 2026CVE-2020-9715

Summary

Adobe Acrobat contains a use-after-free vulnerability (a memory safety bug where software tries to access data that has already been deleted), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. This vulnerability is currently being actively exploited by real attackers in the wild.

Solution / Mitigation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions (see Adobe security bulletin APSB20-48), follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2026-04-27.

Vulnerability Details

EPSS (30-day exploit probability)

EPSS: 50.4%

Patch Available

Yes

Exploit Maturity

🔥 Actively Exploited

Disclosure Date

April 12, 2026

Classification

Attack SophisticationModerate

Taxonomy References

CWE (Weakness Type)

CWE-416

CAPEC (Attack Pattern)

CAPEC-233

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9715

First tracked: April 13, 2026 at 02:00 PM

Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%