Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2020-24437
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 in the processing of Format event actions that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.465 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.465 · newest: 0.465 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1156 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24437?
- CVE-2020-24437 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24437?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.