What is CVE-2020-9722?

CVE-2020-9722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-9722?

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

Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat Dc

CVE-2020-9722

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 an use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2020-08-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9722?: CVE-2020-9722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-9722?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.