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CVE-2020-9712

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.009.20074 and earlier, 2020.001.30002, 2017.011.30171 and earlier, and 2015.006.3

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 a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to security feature bypass.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00361
Monitor
  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules15 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

8
adobe acrobat dc>= 15.006.30060 and <= 15.006.30523
adobe acrobat dc>= 15.008.20082 and <= 20.009.20074
adobe acrobat dc>= 17.011.30059 and <= 17.011.30171
adobe acrobat dcall versions
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 15.006.30060 and <= 15.006.30523
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 15.008.20082 and <= 20.009.20074
adobe acrobat reader dc>= 17.011.30059 and <= 17.011.30171
adobe acrobat reader dcall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

15
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Aug 2020 · 02:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

1
adobe-psirtAPSB20-48
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-990/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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