CVE-2020-24435

high-risk
Published 2020-11-05

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the submitForm function, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file in Acrobat Reader.

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21.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 79% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157
Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 13/34 · Low