CVE-2020-24430 HIGH

CVE-2020-24430: Acrobat Pro DC Use-After-Free vulnerability Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Weakness CWE-416
Published November 5, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability when handling malicious JavaScript. This vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 5, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated