Exploited CVEs / Adobe / CVE-2020-9715
CVE-2020-9715
Adobe Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-04-27 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Adobe Security Bulletins, linked below.
Actively exploited Adobe Acrobat vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-04-13.
Risk summary
Updated July 25, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2020-9715
The striking detail is the date: CISA added this 2020-era Adobe Acrobat use-after-free to the KEV catalog in April 2026, confirming attackers are exploiting a years-old PDF bug right now. Code execution triggers when a victim opens malicious PDF content, so any workstation with an old Acrobat build is exposed through ordinary document workflows. The 48 percent EPSS score backs up the fresh exploitation signal.
Do this: Inventory Acrobat versions across the fleet this week and update anything old enough to carry CVE-2020-9715.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2020-9715
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2020-9715
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2026-04-27 (past due).
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Official fix for CVE-2020-9715
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Acrobat advisory on Adobe Security Bulletins.
Common questions about CVE-2020-9715
Is CVE-2020-9715 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2020-9715 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-04-13, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 48%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2020-9715?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2026-04-27, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What fixes CVE-2020-9715?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Adobe Security Bulletins for the patched Acrobat versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2020-9715?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2020-9715's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
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