CVE-2020-24436

moderate-risk

Published 2020-11-05

Acrobat Pro DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in writing past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. This vulnerability requires user interaction to exploit in that the victim must open a malicious document.

Do I need to act?

6.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Acrobat

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader Dc

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1355/

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.html

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1355/

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 9/34 · Low

Exposure 13/34 · Low