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CVE-2020-9713 (GCVE-0-2020-9713)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-23 17:47 – Updated: 2026-06-23 18:29
VLAI
Title
Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-23 18:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Adobe Acrobat Reader Affected: 0 , ≤ 2015.006.30523 (semver)
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Date Public
2020-08-11 17:00
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