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CVE-2020-9715

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 .

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.3/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 33.26%: +0.17

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 5 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Recorded Future
Press · 15 May 2026, 07:00 · April 2026 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
The Hacker News
Press · 14 Apr 2026, 07:00 · CISA Adds 6 Known Exploited Flaws in Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Software - The Hacker News
SecurityWeek
Press · 14 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Organizations Warned of Exploited Windows, Adobe Acrobat Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek
The Register
Press · 13 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Ransomware scum, other crims exploit 4 old Microsoft bugs - The Register
BleepingComputer
Press · 11 Aug 2020, 07:00 · Adobe fixes critical code execution bugs in Acrobat and Reader - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
f8al/PoC-CVE-2020-971520Python14 Apr 2026, 21:09
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 33.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:21.708024+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
11 Aug 2020, 07:00
Published
19 Aug 2020, 00:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
13 Apr 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
15 May 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories