What is CVE-2024-20729?

CVE-2024-20729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-20729?

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

Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2024-20729

Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30539, 23.008.20470 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user intera…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.034 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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
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Adobe Acrobat Reader — versions 0
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Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20729?: CVE-2024-20729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-20729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.