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 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: 0.034 (88.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb24-07.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1890 (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.