5.5Medium

Adobe Acrobat Dc

CVE-2020-9713

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Adobe Acrobat Dc. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, without a login, but only after tricking someone into an action such as opening a file or a link.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Adobe Acrobat Dc, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
5.5 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Assigned by
psirt@adobe.com

Dates

Published
2026-06-23
Last modified
2026-09-29
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Adobe Acrobat Dc- 20.009.20074, 15.000.0000 - 15.006.30523, 17.009.20044 - 17.011.30171, 20.001.30002
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader20.001.30002
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc- 20.009.20074, 15.000.0000 - 15.006.30523, 17.009.20044 - 17.011.30171
  • Apple Macosall versions
  • Microsoft Windowsall versions

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References

CVE-2020-9713 — Adobe Acrobat Dc | CyberBrief