Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc
CVE-2020-9714
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation .
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: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Dc — versions 20.001.30002
- Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc — versions 20.001.30002
- Adobe Acrobat And Reader — versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier versions
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9714?
- CVE-2020-9714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9714?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9714 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.