What is CVE-2020-9695?

CVE-2020-9695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-9695?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader

CVE-2020-9695

Acrobat Reader versions 2020.009.20074, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171, 2015.006.30523 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Explo…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9695?: CVE-2020-9695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-9695?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.