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CVE-2020-9693

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.30523 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Adobe — Acrobat DCAdobe — Acrobat Reader DC

CWEs

References

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