CVE-2020-9715
HIGH KEVAdobe Acrobat and Reader < 2020.009.20074, 2020.001.30002, <= 2017.011.30171, <= 2015.006.30523 - Use-After-Free
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2020-9715 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added April 13, 2026. EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including lsw29475, f8al.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional exploit for CVE-2020-9715, leveraging a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The exploit manipulates memory to achieve arbitrary read/write primitives and executes shellcode for remote code execution (RCE).
Description
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 use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .
Exploits (2)
This is a functional exploit for CVE-2020-9715, leveraging a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The exploit manipulates memory to achieve arbitrary read/write primitives and executes shellcode for remote code execution (RCE).
This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2020-9715, a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC's EScript.api ESObject cache. The exploit generates a malicious PDF that triggers the vulnerability via a cache key encoding mismatch, leading to a UAF condition.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H